Share of global CO₂ emissions in Palau
Palau: Share of global CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Palau, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions in Palau stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions in Palau peaked at 0.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1956.
Palau ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +249.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +60.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -44.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +56.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -42.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +249.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1969 | +60.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +56.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1976 | -44.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1978 | -42.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1957 | +29.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 193 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 195 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 197 Dominica 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions in Palau?
- Share of global co₂ emissions in Palau was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1956.
- How does Palau rank for share of global co₂ emissions?
- Palau ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.