Palau vs Russia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Palau
16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
16th
Russia rank
13th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Palau
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Palau ranks 16th and Russia ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 2020s | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Palau or Russia?
- Russia, at 18.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Palau and Russia?
- 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Russia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Palau ranks 16th and Russia ranks 13th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.