Per capita methane emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Per capita methane emissions was 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
122nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Fiji, 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 methane emissions in Fiji is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Fiji peaked at 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1940.
Fiji ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 119 North Macedonia 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 120 Nigeria 0.8323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 121 Honduras 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Croatia 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Zimbabwe 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Morocco 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 933,154 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 555,641 (2025)
- Urban population 59.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 54.07 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.56 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Fiji?
- Per capita methane emissions in Fiji was 0.82 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 methane emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1940.
- How does Fiji rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Fiji ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.