Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue
Niue: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
88th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue, 1950–2024
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
Niue recorded 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue peaked at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1969.
That places Niue 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1501.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +98.9% |
| 1991 | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -48.4% |
| 1996 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +101.7% |
| 1999 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +97.9% |
| 2009 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -49.2% |
| 2010 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +97.1% |
| 2014 | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1501.5% | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1998 | +101.7% | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1990 | +98.9% | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2008 | +97.9% | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2013 | +97.1% | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2009 | -49.2% | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 85 Latvia 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 North Macedonia 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Mexico 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Vietnam 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Sweden 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Mauritius 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Niue
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0848 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Niue was 4.2 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- How does Niue rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Niue ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.