Methane emissions in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Methane emissions was 7,017 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7,017
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7,017
in 2024
All-time low
646.19
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Tuvalu, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Tuvalu is 7,017, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Tuvalu peaked at 7,017 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 646.19, in 1850.
Tuvalu ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 646.19 | — |
| 1851 | 652.36 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 658.52 | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 664.69 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 670.86 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 677.02 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 683.19 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 689.36 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 695.52 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 701.69 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 707.86 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 714.07 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 720.28 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 726.49 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 732.7 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 738.91 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 745.12 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 751.33 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 757.54 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 763.75 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 769.96 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 783.24 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 796.52 | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 809.8 | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 823.08 | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 836.36 | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 849.64 | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 862.92 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 876.2 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 889.48 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 902.76 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 915.31 | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 927.86 | +1.4% |
| 1883 | 940.41 | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 952.97 | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 965.52 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 978.07 | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 990.62 | +1.3% |
| 1888 | 1,003 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 1,016 | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 1,028 | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 1,045 | +1.6% |
| 1892 | 1,062 | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 1,079 | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 1,096 | +1.6% |
| 1895 | 1,113 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 1,130 | +1.5% |
| 1897 | 1,147 | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 1,163 | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 1,180 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 1,197 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 1,212 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 1,226 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 1,241 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 1,255 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 1,270 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 1,284 | +1.1% |
| 1907 | 1,299 | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 1,313 | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 1,328 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1,342 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 1,354 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 1,367 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1,379 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1,392 | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 1,404 | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 1,417 | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 1,429 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 1,441 | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 1,454 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 1,466 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1,486 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 1,507 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 1,527 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 1,547 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 1,567 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 1,588 | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 1,608 | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 1,628 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 1,648 | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 1,669 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 1,696 | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 1,724 | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 1,751 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 1,779 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 1,806 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 1,834 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 1,861 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 1,889 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 1,916 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 1,944 | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 1,973 | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 2,003 | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 2,033 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 2,063 | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 2,093 | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 2,123 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 2,153 | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 2,183 | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 2,214 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 2,244 | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 2,300 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 2,359 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 2,421 | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 2,487 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 2,556 | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 2,628 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 2,704 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 2,782 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 2,862 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2,946 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 2,921 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 2,943 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2,966 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2,990 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3,014 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3,039 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,065 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 3,091 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 3,118 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,112 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3,116 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 3,120 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3,124 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,127 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3,129 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3,131 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3,174 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 3,206 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3,344 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 3,484 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 3,276 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 3,817 | +16.5% |
| 1983 | 3,634 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 4,168 | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 4,683 | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 4,671 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,285 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 4,258 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 5,499 | +29.1% |
| 1990 | 5,542 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,216 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 6,257 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6,087 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 6,168 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 6,164 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,166 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,247 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 6,246 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,329 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,332 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,333 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,465 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 6,470 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,476 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,483 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,480 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,524 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,572 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,614 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,620 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,646 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,671 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,694 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,735 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,776 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,797 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6,814 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,843 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6,880 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,895 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,931 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,959 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6,991 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,017 | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 7,017 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.73 million, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 7,017 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.80 million, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +29.1% | 4,258 | 5,499 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 673.94 | 646.19 | 701.69 | 10 |
| 1860s | 735.81 | 707.86 | 763.75 | 10 |
| 1870s | 829.72 | 769.96 | 889.48 | 10 |
| 1880s | 959.24 | 902.76 | 1,016 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,104 | 1,028 | 1,180 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,262 | 1,197 | 1,328 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,398 | 1,342 | 1,454 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,557 | 1,466 | 1,648 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,792 | 1,669 | 1,916 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,078 | 1,944 | 2,214 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,534 | 2,244 | 2,862 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,009 | 2,921 | 3,118 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,158 | 3,112 | 3,344 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,177 | 3,276 | 5,499 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,142 | 5,542 | 6,329 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,475 | 6,332 | 6,614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,748 | 6,620 | 6,880 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,959 | 6,895 | 7,017 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 192 Aruba 23,380 compare
- 193 Cook Islands 14,054 compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 11,705 compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,500 compare
- 197 Saint Helena 2,311 compare
- 198 Nauru 1,928 compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Tuvalu?
- Methane emissions in Tuvalu was 7,017 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7,017 in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 646.19 in 1850.
- How does Tuvalu rank for methane emissions?
- Tuvalu ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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