Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu stood at 1.19 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3922 tonnes per person, in 1996.
That places Tuvalu 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4165 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4104 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4054 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.803 tonnes per person | +98.1% |
| 1994 | 0.398 tonnes per person | -50.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3948 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3922 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7796 tonnes per person | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7754 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7717 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7678 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7644 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.71 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6661 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6672 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6684 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6704 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6742 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.19 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.35 tonnes per person, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.19 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 24% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +98.8% | 0.3922 tonnes per person | 0.7796 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | +98.1% | 0.4054 tonnes per person | 0.803 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +51.6% | 0.6742 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | -50.4% | 0.803 tonnes per person | 0.398 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +49.4% | 0.7644 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +48.0% | 0.71 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5547 tonnes per person | 0.3922 tonnes per person | 0.803 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9967 tonnes per person | 0.71 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8468 tonnes per person | 0.6661 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 150 Georgia 1.35 tonnes per person compare
- 151 Micronesia (country) 1.33 tonnes per person compare
- 152 Dominica 1.19 tonnes per person compare
- 154 Cape Verde 1.14 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Cameroon 1.14 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Mozambique 1.13 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Tuvalu was 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3922 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Tuvalu rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 153rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.