Palau vs United States: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Palau
16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
11th
United States rank
12th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.602 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Palau or United States?
- Palau, at 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Palau and United States?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Palau ranks 11th and United States ranks 12th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.