Niue vs Tuvalu: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Niue
7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
12,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue rank
198th
Tuvalu rank
197th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Niue
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 12,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 4,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.6 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 197th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 8 and Tuvalu in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 200.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 211.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 222.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 231.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 238.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 236.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 222.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 224.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 249.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 291.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 297.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 580.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 269.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 3,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 970.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1980s | 3,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1990s | 6,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 2000s | 5,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 6,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 7,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Niue or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 12,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Niue and Tuvalu?
- 4,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Tuvalu rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Niue ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 197th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.