Palau vs United States: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Palau
16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
16th
United States rank
15th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 0.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1920s | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1930s | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1940s | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1950s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1960s | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 17.53 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 United States?
- 0.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Palau ranks 16th and United States ranks 15th 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.