Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Palau
Palau: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Palau, 2012–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Palau peaked at 19.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2015.
Palau ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 8 Oman 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 9 Mongolia 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 10 Australia 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 United States 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Canada 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 17,663 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 14,004 (2025)
- Urban population 79.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 11.40 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Palau?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Palau was 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Palau ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.