Per capita co2 including land in Palau
Palau: Per capita co2 including land was 12.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.76
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15.34
in 1990
All-time low
1.28
in 1956
Years of data
70
1955–2024
Per capita co2 including land in Palau, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 including land in Palau stood at 12.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 including land in Palau peaked at 15.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28, in 1956.
Palau ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Per capita co2 including land in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1.3 | — |
| 1956 | 1.28 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 1.67 | +30.9% |
| 1958 | 1.64 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 1.61 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 5.35 | +241.5% |
| 1962 | 5.23 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 5.46 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 5.68 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 6.24 | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 6.09 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 6.65 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 6.93 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 11.8 | +70.2% |
| 1970 | 11.9 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 13.99 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 14.1 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 13.98 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 15.28 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 15.32 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 9 | -41.3% |
| 1977 | 14.6 | +62.2% |
| 1978 | 8.82 | -39.6% |
| 1979 | 10.08 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 12.81 | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 12.68 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 12.39 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 12.09 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 11.79 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 11.76 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 11.48 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 11.23 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 12.49 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 15.18 | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 15.34 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 15 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 12.12 | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 11.84 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 11.78 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.28 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.19 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.92 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 10.86 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 10.65 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.87 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.97 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.88 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.8 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.71 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.27 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.58 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.08 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 10.78 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 10.36 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.34 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 11.74 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.56 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 12.86 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.39 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.33 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 11.72 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 12.12 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 11.91 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.13 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.72 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.93 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 12.22 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 12.18 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.76 | +4.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 12.76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.19, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 12.76 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +241.5% | 1.57 | 5.35 |
| 1969 | +70.2% | 6.93 | 11.8 |
| 1977 | +62.2% | 9 | 14.6 |
| 1976 | -41.3% | 15.32 | 9 |
| 1978 | -39.6% | 14.6 | 8.82 |
| 1957 | +30.9% | 1.28 | 1.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5 | 1.28 | 1.67 | 5 |
| 1960s | 6.1 | 1.57 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.71 | 8.82 | 15.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.39 | 11.23 | 15.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1 | 10.65 | 15.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 | 10.36 | 13.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 | 11.33 | 12.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 | 11.72 | 12.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 13 United States 14.52 compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 13.56 compare
- 15 Mongolia 13.31 compare
- 17 Bolivia 11.25 compare
- 18 Finland 11.22 compare
- 19 South Korea 11.22 compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co2 including land in Palau?
- Per capita co2 including land in Palau was 12.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 15.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 in 1956.
- How does Palau rank for per capita co2 including land?
- Palau ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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