Palau vs Russia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Palau
12.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Russia
12.29 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau rank
17th
Russia rank
19th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Palau
- Russia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 12.76 tonnes per person against 12.29 tonnes per person in Russia, a difference of 0.47 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Russia ahead.
Palau ranks 17th and Russia ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 6.51 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 6.1 tonnes per person | 8.91 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 12.71 tonnes per person | 13.26 tonnes per person | 0.5486 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 12.39 tonnes per person | 15.76 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 12.1 tonnes per person | 12.18 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | Russia |
| 2000s | 11.13 tonnes per person | 10.76 tonnes per person | 0.3685 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 12.01 tonnes per person | 11.46 tonnes per person | 0.5544 tonnes per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 12.16 tonnes per person | 11.67 tonnes per person | 0.4918 tonnes per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Palau or Russia?
- Palau, at 12.76 tonnes per person against 12.29 tonnes per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Palau and Russia?
- 0.47 tonnes per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Russia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Russia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Palau ranks 17th and Russia ranks 19th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.