Tajikistan vs Tuvalu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Tajikistan
2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan rank
162nd
Tuvalu rank
161st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Tajikistan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 162nd and Tuvalu ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 17 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1860s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1920s | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1930s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Tajikistan or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Tajikistan and Tuvalu?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tajikistan and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tajikistan ranks 162nd and Tuvalu ranks 161st 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.