Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji
Fiji: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 78.09 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative 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 78.09 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji peaked at 88.00 million tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 346,688 tonnes, in 1850.
Fiji ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.13 million tonnes | 346,688 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.16 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.65 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | 5.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.93 million tonnes | 5.49 million tonnes | 6.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.98 million tonnes | 6.28 million tonnes | 7.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.33 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | 9.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.63 million tonnes | 10.02 million tonnes | 13.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 14.90 million tonnes | 13.10 million tonnes | 16.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 21.09 million tonnes | 17.61 million tonnes | 25.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 29.42 million tonnes | 25.80 million tonnes | 33.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 38.56 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes | 42.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.05 million tonnes | 44.10 million tonnes | 49.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.95 million tonnes | 50.18 million tonnes | 60.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.41 million tonnes | 61.67 million tonnes | 80.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.58 million tonnes | 83.06 million tonnes | 88.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.91 million tonnes | 84.06 million tonnes | 87.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.79 million tonnes | 80.61 million tonnes | 83.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.70 million tonnes | 78.09 million tonnes | 80.55 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Fiji was 78.09 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 88.00 million tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 346,688 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Fiji rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Fiji ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.