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Per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Per capita ghg emissions was 2.05 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.05
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.05
in 2024
All-time low
0.2509
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu, 1850–2024

0.511.52185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu is 2.05, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu peaked at 2.05 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2509, in 1850.

Tuvalu ranks 161st of 199 countries on this measure, 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 Tuvalu, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2509 —
1851 0.2524 +0.6%
1852 0.2538 +0.6%
1853 0.2551 +0.5%
1854 0.2565 +0.5%
1855 0.2577 +0.5%
1856 0.2589 +0.5%
1857 0.2601 +0.5%
1858 0.2611 +0.4%
1859 0.262 +0.4%
1860 0.2629 +0.3%
1861 0.2637 +0.3%
1862 0.2644 +0.3%
1863 0.2652 +0.3%
1864 0.2659 +0.3%
1865 0.2666 +0.2%
1866 0.2673 +0.3%
1867 0.268 +0.3%
1868 0.2687 +0.2%
1869 0.2693 +0.2%
1870 0.27 +0.3%
1871 0.2733 +1.2%
1872 0.2773 +1.4%
1873 0.2817 +1.6%
1874 0.2865 +1.7%
1875 0.2915 +1.7%
1876 0.2965 +1.7%
1877 0.3013 +1.6%
1878 0.3057 +1.5%
1879 0.3098 +1.3%
1880 0.3132 +1.1%
1881 0.3158 +0.9%
1882 0.3184 +0.8%
1883 0.3209 +0.8%
1884 0.3233 +0.7%
1885 0.3256 +0.7%
1886 0.3279 +0.7%
1887 0.3302 +0.7%
1888 0.3325 +0.7%
1889 0.3347 +0.7%
1890 0.3415 +2.0%
1891 0.3425 +0.3%
1892 0.3437 +0.4%
1893 0.3453 +0.5%
1894 0.347 +0.5%
1895 0.3489 +0.6%
1896 0.351 +0.6%
1897 0.3534 +0.7%
1898 0.3559 +0.7%
1899 0.3584 +0.7%
1900 0.3612 +0.8%
1901 0.3637 +0.7%
1902 0.3667 +0.8%
1903 0.3701 +0.9%
1904 0.3738 +1.0%
1905 0.3776 +1.0%
1906 0.3814 +1.0%
1907 0.3851 +1.0%
1908 0.3888 +0.9%
1909 0.3919 +0.8%
1910 0.3946 +0.7%
1911 0.3965 +0.5%
1912 0.3982 +0.5%
1913 0.3999 +0.4%
1914 0.4015 +0.4%
1915 0.403 +0.4%
1916 0.4045 +0.4%
1917 0.406 +0.4%
1918 0.4075 +0.4%
1919 0.409 +0.4%
1920 0.4106 +0.4%
1921 0.4142 +0.9%
1922 0.4178 +0.9%
1923 0.4215 +0.9%
1924 0.4251 +0.9%
1925 0.4287 +0.9%
1926 0.4323 +0.8%
1927 0.4357 +0.8%
1928 0.4388 +0.7%
1929 0.4419 +0.7%
1930 0.4446 +0.6%
1931 0.4488 +1.0%
1932 0.4531 +1.0%
1933 0.4572 +0.9%
1934 0.4613 +0.9%
1935 0.4653 +0.9%
1936 0.4693 +0.9%
1937 0.4732 +0.8%
1938 0.4772 +0.8%
1939 0.4812 +0.8%
1940 0.4852 +0.8%
1941 0.4904 +1.1%
1942 0.4971 +1.4%
1943 0.5047 +1.5%
1944 0.5131 +1.7%
1945 0.5219 +1.7%
1946 0.5308 +1.7%
1947 0.5394 +1.6%
1948 0.5474 +1.5%
1949 0.5539 +1.2%
1950 0.5523 -0.3%
1951 0.5469 -1.0%
1952 0.5467 -0.0%
1953 0.5472 +0.1%
1954 0.5516 +0.8%
1955 0.5591 +1.4%
1956 0.5693 +1.8%
1957 0.58 +1.9%
1958 0.5894 +1.6%
1959 0.5994 +1.7%
1960 0.6117 +2.1%
1961 0.6026 -1.5%
1962 0.6017 -0.1%
1963 0.6013 -0.1%
1964 0.6067 +0.9%
1965 0.6164 +1.6%
1966 0.6249 +1.4%
1967 0.6339 +1.5%
1968 0.643 +1.4%
1969 0.6475 +0.7%
1970 0.6426 -0.8%
1971 0.6414 -0.2%
1972 0.6414 +0.0%
1973 0.6433 +0.3%
1974 0.6288 -2.2%
1975 0.5997 -4.6%
1976 0.5729 -4.5%
1977 0.5595 -2.3%
1978 0.5425 -3.0%
1979 0.5447 +0.4%
1980 0.558 +2.4%
1981 0.5153 -7.6%
1982 0.5871 +13.9%
1983 0.5511 -6.1%
1984 0.6243 +13.3%
1985 0.6841 +9.6%
1986 0.6719 -1.8%
1987 0.6039 -10.1%
1988 0.5905 -2.2%
1989 0.7518 +27.3%
1990 1.16 +54.4%
1991 1.23 +6.1%
1992 1.22 -0.6%
1993 1.59 +30.0%
1994 1.19 -25.3%
1995 1.18 -0.8%
1996 1.17 -0.4%
1997 1.56 +33.2%
1998 1.56 -0.5%
1999 1.56 +0.4%
2000 1.56 -0.5%
2001 1.55 -0.4%
2002 1.94 +25.2%
2003 1.93 -0.7%
2004 1.9 -1.2%
2005 1.88 -1.2%
2006 1.86 -1.1%
2007 1.84 -1.0%
2008 1.47 -20.2%
2009 1.81 +23.0%
2010 1.78 -1.6%
2011 1.75 -1.4%
2012 1.73 -1.1%
2013 1.39 -19.7%
2014 1.4 +0.5%
2015 1.41 +0.5%
2016 1.41 +0.5%
2017 1.42 +0.7%
2018 1.78 +25.4%
2019 1.82 +2.0%
2020 1.85 +1.8%
2021 1.89 +2.1%
2022 1.93 +2.2%
2023 1.97 +1.7%
2024 2.05 +4.5%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 2.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 43% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 2.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +54.4% 0.7518 1.16
1997 +33.2% 1.17 1.56
1993 +30.0% 1.22 1.59
1989 +27.3% 0.5905 0.7518
1994 -25.3% 1.59 1.19
2018 +25.4% 1.42 1.78

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2568 0.2509 0.262 10
1860s 0.2662 0.2629 0.2693 10
1870s 0.2894 0.27 0.3098 10
1880s 0.3243 0.3132 0.3347 10
1890s 0.3488 0.3415 0.3584 10
1900s 0.376 0.3612 0.3919 10
1910s 0.4021 0.3946 0.409 10
1920s 0.4266 0.4106 0.4419 10
1930s 0.4631 0.4446 0.4812 10
1940s 0.5184 0.4852 0.5539 10
1950s 0.5642 0.5467 0.5994 10
1960s 0.619 0.6013 0.6475 10
1970s 0.6017 0.5425 0.6433 10
1980s 0.6138 0.5153 0.7518 10
1990s 1.34 1.16 1.59 10
2000s 1.77 1.47 1.94 10
2010s 1.59 1.39 1.82 10
2020s 1.94 1.85 2.05 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 158 Albania 2.4 compare
  2. 159 Cameroon 2.23 compare
  3. 160 Moldova 2.21 compare
  4. 162 Tajikistan 2.02 compare
  5. 163 Nepal 1.98 compare
  6. 164 Niger 1.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu?
Per capita ghg emissions in Tuvalu was 2.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2509 in 1850.
How does Tuvalu rank for per capita ghg emissions?
Tuvalu ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tuvalu 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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Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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