Palau vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Palau
293,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
186th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
183rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Palau
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 293,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau, a difference of 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.3 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 186th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 14 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 579.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1860s | 656.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1870s | 735.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1880s | 835.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1890s | 927.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1900s | 962.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1910s | 976.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1920s | 944.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 794.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1930s | 923.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 1,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 2,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1960s | 6,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1970s | 137,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1980s | 143,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1990s | 302,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2000s | 279,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2010s | 280,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 281,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Palau or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 293,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 91,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Palau ranks 186th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.