Per capita ghg emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.41 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.41
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
185th
of 199 countries
All-time high
16.61
in 1850
All-time low
-4.75
in 1864
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Fiji, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.41 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Fiji peaked at 16.61 in 1850 and was at its lowest, -4.75, in 1864.
That places Fiji 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 16.61 | — |
| 1851 | 10.85 | -34.7% |
| 1852 | 9.82 | -9.4% |
| 1853 | 8.63 | -12.2% |
| 1854 | 6.24 | -27.6% |
| 1855 | 4.8 | -23.0% |
| 1856 | 4.17 | -13.2% |
| 1857 | 5.49 | +31.5% |
| 1858 | 6.11 | +11.3% |
| 1859 | 3.31 | -45.8% |
| 1860 | 8.43 | +154.5% |
| 1861 | 2.35 | -72.1% |
| 1862 | 9.08 | +285.7% |
| 1863 | -2.74 | -130.2% |
| 1864 | -4.75 | +73.1% |
| 1865 | 10.39 | -318.8% |
| 1866 | 9.51 | -8.5% |
| 1867 | -2.26 | -123.8% |
| 1868 | 1.89 | -183.6% |
| 1869 | -0.3991 | -121.1% |
| 1870 | 0.8888 | -322.7% |
| 1871 | 2.41 | +170.9% |
| 1872 | 3.64 | +51.0% |
| 1873 | 3.66 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 2.11 | -42.5% |
| 1875 | 6.67 | +216.9% |
| 1876 | 2.69 | -59.6% |
| 1877 | 5.61 | +108.3% |
| 1878 | -1.16 | -120.7% |
| 1879 | -0.0409 | -96.5% |
| 1880 | 4.74 | -11680.2% |
| 1881 | 2.41 | -49.1% |
| 1882 | -0.1943 | -108.1% |
| 1883 | 1.38 | -808.4% |
| 1884 | -0.2498 | -118.2% |
| 1885 | 2.35 | -1041.3% |
| 1886 | 6.73 | +186.3% |
| 1887 | 2.17 | -67.8% |
| 1888 | 0.652 | -69.9% |
| 1889 | 1.86 | +185.4% |
| 1890 | 2.09 | +12.6% |
| 1891 | 1.19 | -43.2% |
| 1892 | 8.07 | +578.9% |
| 1893 | 2.19 | -72.8% |
| 1894 | 2.06 | -6.3% |
| 1895 | -0.529 | -125.7% |
| 1896 | 3.08 | -682.9% |
| 1897 | 1.95 | -36.9% |
| 1898 | 3.11 | +60.0% |
| 1899 | -0.7481 | -124.0% |
| 1900 | 6.09 | -913.6% |
| 1901 | 0.501 | -91.8% |
| 1902 | 5.6 | +1018.2% |
| 1903 | 0.4548 | -91.9% |
| 1904 | 5.69 | +1151.5% |
| 1905 | 1.61 | -71.7% |
| 1906 | 2.07 | +28.3% |
| 1907 | -0.2264 | -111.0% |
| 1908 | 2.7 | -1292.8% |
| 1909 | 5.66 | +109.6% |
| 1910 | 6.23 | +10.1% |
| 1911 | 4.07 | -34.6% |
| 1912 | 1.19 | -70.8% |
| 1913 | 5.24 | +341.0% |
| 1914 | 4.24 | -19.2% |
| 1915 | 2.91 | -31.3% |
| 1916 | 3.44 | +18.0% |
| 1917 | 1.89 | -44.9% |
| 1918 | 5.99 | +216.3% |
| 1919 | 1.53 | -74.4% |
| 1920 | 0.4894 | -68.1% |
| 1921 | 3.32 | +579.0% |
| 1922 | 3.29 | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 3.05 | -7.3% |
| 1924 | 2.96 | -2.8% |
| 1925 | 1.19 | -60.0% |
| 1926 | 6.47 | +446.0% |
| 1927 | 3.02 | -53.4% |
| 1928 | 2.82 | -6.5% |
| 1929 | 2.9 | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 4.56 | +56.9% |
| 1931 | 5.5 | +20.8% |
| 1932 | 5 | -9.0% |
| 1933 | 3.16 | -36.8% |
| 1934 | 4.65 | +47.1% |
| 1935 | 5.26 | +13.0% |
| 1936 | 5.29 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 5.4 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 5.44 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 5.57 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 4.6 | -17.5% |
| 1941 | 4.35 | -5.5% |
| 1942 | 4.26 | -1.9% |
| 1943 | 4.22 | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 4.18 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 4.11 | -1.7% |
| 1946 | 4.07 | -0.9% |
| 1947 | 4.12 | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 4.08 | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 4.05 | -0.7% |
| 1950 | 4.49 | +10.8% |
| 1951 | 4.78 | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 4.6 | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 3.16 | -31.2% |
| 1954 | 4.05 | +27.9% |
| 1955 | 4.66 | +15.1% |
| 1956 | 4.64 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 3.11 | -33.1% |
| 1958 | 1.28 | -58.7% |
| 1959 | 3.47 | +170.3% |
| 1960 | 4.4 | +26.8% |
| 1961 | 4.83 | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 3.9 | -19.2% |
| 1963 | 3.18 | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 2.53 | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 2.21 | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 1.85 | -16.4% |
| 1967 | 1.68 | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 1.94 | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 2.08 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 2.21 | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 3.82 | +73.2% |
| 1972 | 3.72 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.52 | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 3.8 | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 6.09 | +60.4% |
| 1976 | 5.95 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 6.61 | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 5.22 | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 5.54 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 5.66 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.25 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 5.13 | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 6.18 | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 6.68 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 5.87 | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 6.68 | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 6.85 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.25 | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 7.7 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 7.88 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 5.76 | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 5.26 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 4.87 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 4.43 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 4.29 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.04 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 3.63 | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 3.45 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.76 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 2.98 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 3.05 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 2.65 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.91 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 2.53 | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.76 | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 2.03 | -46.0% |
| 2009 | 1.87 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.83 | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 2.01 | -29.1% |
| 2015 | 2.79 | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.29 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.82 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 2.51 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.46 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.35 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 2.28 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.38 | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 1.41 | +1.8% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 29% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.41 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | +11680.2% | -0.0409 | 4.74 |
| 1908 | +1292.8% | -0.2264 | 2.7 |
| 1904 | +1151.5% | 0.4548 | 5.69 |
| 1885 | +1041.3% | -0.2498 | 2.35 |
| 1902 | +1018.2% | 0.501 | 5.6 |
| 1900 | +913.6% | -0.7481 | 6.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.6 | 3.31 | 16.61 | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.15 | -4.75 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.65 | -1.16 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.18 | -0.2498 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.25 | -0.7481 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.01 | -0.2264 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.67 | 1.19 | 6.23 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.95 | 0.4894 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.98 | 3.16 | 5.57 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.21 | 4.05 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.82 | 1.28 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 1.68 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.75 | 2.21 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 | 5.13 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 | 2.76 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 1.87 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.01 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.38 | 2.46 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Fiji?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Fiji was 1.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 16.61 in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.75 in 1864.
- How does Fiji rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Fiji ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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