Niue vs Tuvalu: Greenhouse gas emissions
Niue
8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue rank
199th
Tuvalu rank
197th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Niue
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 11,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.3 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 199th and Tuvalu ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 14 and Tuvalu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 758.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 878.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 1,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 943.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 1,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 733.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 2,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 799.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 2,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 948.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1910s | 2,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1920s | 3,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1930s | 3,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1940s | 4,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1950s | 6,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1960s | 6,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1970s | 16,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1980s | 9,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1990s | 9,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 7,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 8,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 8,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Niue or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Niue and Tuvalu?
- 11,173 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Niue ranks 199th and Tuvalu ranks 197th 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.