Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Marshall Islands, 1992–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Marshall Islands is 4.11 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Marshall Islands peaked at 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.66 tonnes per person, in 1992.
That places Marshall Islands 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.24 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 tonnes per person | 3.43 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 relative to the global average in Marshall Islands?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Marshall Islands was 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Marshall Islands ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.