Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji
Fiji: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -1.08 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Fiji recorded -1.08 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji peaked at 3.02 million tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.09 million tonnes, in 2023.
Fiji ranks 168th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 177,788 tonnes | -18,943 tonnes | 361,270 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 173,017 tonnes | -878,078 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 182,519 tonnes | -317,852 tonnes | 713,930 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 94,000 tonnes | -216,359 tonnes | 666,628 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 78,673 tonnes | -303,123 tonnes | 811,723 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 222,837 tonnes | -213,941 tonnes | 634,422 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 391,235 tonnes | 5,130 tonnes | 791,717 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 368,056 tonnes | -99,807 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 813,415 tonnes | 366,730 tonnes | 973,525 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 819,230 tonnes | 781,128 tonnes | 880,166 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 946,946 tonnes | 233,397 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 726,014 tonnes | 183,713 tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 million tonnes | 242,887 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 million tonnes | 826,195 tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 762,815 tonnes | -332,764 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -360,552 tonnes | -761,782 tonnes | 500,392 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -345,094 tonnes | -600,713 tonnes | 24,879 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -504,444 tonnes | -1.09 million tonnes | 106,256 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 165 Uzbekistan -791,204 tonnes compare
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- 169 Tunisia -1.32 million tonnes compare
- 170 Zimbabwe -1.75 million tonnes compare
- 171 Montenegro -2.46 million tonnes 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 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji was -1.08 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 million tonnes in 2023.
- How does Fiji rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Fiji ranks 168th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.