Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 440 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu is 440 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 440 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 69th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 422.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 420.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 440 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 440 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.93 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 440 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356.9 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 170.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 329.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 305.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 244.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 403.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 366.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 440 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 66 Azerbaijan 481.91 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 67 Serbia 479.74 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 Spain 440.96 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 70 Hungary 438.5 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 71 El Salvador 433.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 72 Indonesia 429.2 tonnes per square kilometre 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 440 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 440 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 69th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. 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 Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.