Aruba vs Palau: Methane emissions
Aruba
23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau
37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
192nd
Palau rank
189th
Methane emissions over time
- Aruba
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba, a difference of 14,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.6 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 192nd and Palau ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 13 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 770.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1860s | 1,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 656.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1870s | 1,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 735.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1880s | 1,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 997.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1890s | 2,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 927.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1900s | 1,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 962.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 988.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1910s | 2,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1920s | 5,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 944.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1930s | 8,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1940s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1950s | 11,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1960s | 12,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1970s | 14,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1980s | 14,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1990s | 18,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2000s | 69,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2010s | 26,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2020s | 23,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Aruba or Palau?
- Palau, at 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Aruba and Palau?
- 14,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Palau rank globally for methane emissions?
- Aruba ranks 192nd and Palau ranks 189th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.