Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 2,317 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands, 1992–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands stood at 2,317 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands peaked at 2,317 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 621.34 kilograms per person, in 1995.
That places Marshall Islands 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 720.67 kilograms per person | 621.34 kilograms per person | 819.76 kilograms per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 966.15 kilograms per person | 770.3 kilograms per person | 1,345 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,810 kilograms per person | 1,537 kilograms per person | 2,044 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,211 kilograms per person | 2,106 kilograms per person | 2,317 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Marshall Islands was 2,317 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,317 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 621.34 kilograms per person in 1995.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Marshall Islands ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.