CO₂ emissions per capita in Fiji
Fiji: CO₂ emissions per capita was 1.56 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Fiji, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita in Fiji stood at 1.56 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Fiji peaked at 1.65 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3906 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Fiji 142nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4713 tonnes per person | 0.3906 tonnes per person | 0.5406 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6599 tonnes per person | 0.4038 tonnes per person | 0.9271 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.8249 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9727 tonnes per person | 0.6289 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.93 tonnes per person | 0.8401 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.7754 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.9932 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 139 Costa Rica 1.71 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Kyrgyzstan 1.64 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Albania 1.59 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Philippines 1.51 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Macao 1.47 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Tonga 1.46 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 933,154 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 555,641 (2025)
- Urban population 59.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 54.07 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Fiji?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Fiji was 1.56 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3906 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Fiji rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Fiji ranks 142nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.