Fiji vs Macao: Greenhouse gas emissions
Fiji
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
171st
Macao rank
173rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Fiji
- Macao
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Macao, a difference of 138,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 171st and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 422,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 411,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 348,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 279,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 281,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 405,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 569,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 551,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 551,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1940s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 803,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 768,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 665,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Fiji or Macao?
- Fiji, at 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Fiji and Macao?
- 138,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Macao?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Macao rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Fiji ranks 171st and Macao ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.