New Zealand vs Palau: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
New Zealand
15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
19th
Palau rank
16th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 19th and Palau ranks 16th of 199 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 179.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 179.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 96.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 96.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 56.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 56.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 55.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 57.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 46.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 43.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 37.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 32.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 32.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 40.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 30.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 33.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 29.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 23.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 23.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 19.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, New Zealand or Palau?
- Palau, at 16.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between New Zealand and Palau?
- 0.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Palau rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 19th and Palau ranks 16th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.