Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 1.18 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu stood at 1.18 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu peaked at 1.18 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3913 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Tuvalu ranks 152nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4154 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4092 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4044 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8012 tonnes per person | +98.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3969 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 1995 | 0.394 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3913 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7775 tonnes per person | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7739 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7699 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.766 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7627 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7084 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6645 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6658 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6671 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6692 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6728 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.18 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.04 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.18 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.21 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +98.7% | 0.3913 tonnes per person | 0.7775 tonnes per person |
| 1993 | +98.1% | 0.4044 tonnes per person | 0.8012 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +51.6% | 0.6728 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | -50.5% | 0.8012 tonnes per person | 0.3969 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +49.4% | 0.7627 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | +48.1% | 0.7084 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5534 tonnes per person | 0.3913 tonnes per person | 0.8012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9946 tonnes per person | 0.7084 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.845 tonnes per person | 0.6645 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Tuvalu was 1.18 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3913 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Tuvalu rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Tuvalu ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.