Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
148th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu, 1850–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu is 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu peaked at 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Tuvalu 148th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.0585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.1053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +349.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +76.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +77.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +43.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 32% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +349.4% | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1997 | +77.1% | 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1993 | +76.3% | 0.5181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1994 | -44.4% | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2018 | +45.2% | 0.7701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2002 | +43.4% | 0.869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 145 Cape Verde 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Angola 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Tajikistan 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Nigeria 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 Sri Lanka 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Tuvalu was 1.3 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Tuvalu rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Tuvalu ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.