Australia vs Palau: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Australia
489.58 kilograms per person
in 2023
Palau
563.35 kilograms per person
in 2023
Australia rank
40th
Palau rank
38th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time
- Australia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 563.35 kilograms per person against 489.58 kilograms per person in Australia, a difference of 73.77 kilograms per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Palau ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Palau ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 536.65 kilograms per person | 574.39 kilograms per person | 37.75 kilograms per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 563.08 kilograms per person | 515.14 kilograms per person | 47.94 kilograms per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 569.38 kilograms per person | 559.24 kilograms per person | 10.14 kilograms per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 515.43 kilograms per person | 562.11 kilograms per person | 46.68 kilograms per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by sector, Australia or Palau?
- Palau, at 563.35 kilograms per person against 489.58 kilograms per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by sector between Australia and Palau?
- 73.77 kilograms per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Palau?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Palau rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Australia ranks 40th and Palau ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.