Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Fiji, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Fiji stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,068.3% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Fiji peaked at 75.7% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -27.0%, in 2008.
That places Fiji 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 9.1% | — |
| 1952 | 19.4% | +113.9% |
| 1953 | 7.0% | -64.1% |
| 1954 | -6.5% | -193.5% |
| 1955 | 9.3% | -242.6% |
| 1956 | 12.8% | +37.2% |
| 1957 | -15.1% | -218.2% |
| 1958 | 6.7% | -144.2% |
| 1959 | 12.5% | +87.5% |
| 1960 | -1.9% | -114.8% |
| 1961 | -13.2% | +613.2% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | -379.8% |
| 1963 | 4.8% | -87.1% |
| 1964 | 75.7% | +1489.9% |
| 1965 | -19.0% | -125.1% |
| 1966 | -6.4% | -66.3% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -260.0% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 9.3% | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | +119.6% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -72.4% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | +66.3% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -27.8% |
| 1975 | -7.1% | -210.9% |
| 1976 | -22.4% | +215.6% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | -360.1% |
| 1978 | -7.3% | -112.5% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -347.3% |
| 1980 | -5.3% | -129.3% |
| 1981 | 35.9% | -782.6% |
| 1982 | -22.5% | -162.5% |
| 1983 | -15.1% | -32.8% |
| 1984 | -18.6% | +23.0% |
| 1985 | -0.7% | -96.1% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -699.3% |
| 1987 | -21.1% | -581.4% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | -178.2% |
| 1989 | 13.7% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | +105.2% |
| 1991 | -18.2% | -164.8% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -163.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -102.0% |
| 1994 | -0.8% | +235.9% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -346.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +301.8% |
| 1997 | -3.6% | -147.0% |
| 1998 | -2.7% | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -164.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +335.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +200.7% |
| 2002 | -16.8% | -172.3% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -212.3% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +64.3% |
| 2005 | -21.4% | -169.1% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -158.6% |
| 2007 | -5.7% | -145.7% |
| 2008 | -27.0% | +371.5% |
| 2009 | -11.1% | -58.9% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -517.2% |
| 2011 | -9.6% | -120.7% |
| 2012 | -2.4% | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -697.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +73.5% |
| 2016 | -8.0% | -133.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -201.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -78.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | -9.2% | -567.5% |
| 2021 | -20.6% | +123.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -234.1% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -101.7% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -1068.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 4.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +1489.9% | 4.8% | 75.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.1% | -15.1% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 1960s | 10.8% | -19.0% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | -22.4% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.3% | -22.5% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -18.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -27.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | -9.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -20.6% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 25 Micronesia (country) 4.6% compare
- 26 Vanuatu 4.6% compare
- 27 Palau 4.6% compare
- 29 Maldives 4.6% compare
- 30 French Polynesia 4.6% compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 4.6% compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Fiji?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Fiji was 4.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.0% in 2008.
- How does Fiji rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Fiji ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.