CO₂ emissions per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: CO₂ emissions per capita was 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Marshall Islands, 1992–2024
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
Marshall Islands recorded 4.11 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.66 tonnes per person, in 1992.
Marshall Islands ranks 84th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.24 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Marshall Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 36,282 (2025)
- Urban population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 28,701 (2025)
- Urban population 79.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.01 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.11 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 Marshall Islands?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Marshall Islands was 4.11 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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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.