Per capita methane emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Per capita methane emissions was 0.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.82
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
122nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.37
in 1995
All-time low
0.7677
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Fiji, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Fiji is 0.82, 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 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7677, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8512 | — |
| 1851 | 0.8578 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 0.8645 | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.8713 | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.8782 | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.8852 | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.8922 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.8992 | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.9063 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.9134 | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.9206 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.926 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.9314 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.9369 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.9424 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.948 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.9536 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.9593 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.965 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.9707 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.9765 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.9824 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.9883 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.9943 | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 1.02 | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.03 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.03 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 1.04 | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 1.07 | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 1.09 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 1.15 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1.16 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.17 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.18 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.18 | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 1.19 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 1.2 | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 1.2 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.19 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 1.19 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.17 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.15 | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.14 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 1.11 | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1913 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 1.03 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 1919 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9902 | -1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.9758 | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.9586 | -1.8% |
| 1923 | 0.9399 | -1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.9217 | -1.9% |
| 1925 | 0.9038 | -1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.8853 | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 0.868 | -2.0% |
| 1928 | 0.851 | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.833 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.8154 | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.8133 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.8091 | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.8041 | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.7988 | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.7932 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.7869 | -0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.7804 | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.7736 | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 0.7694 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.7677 | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.7687 | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.7721 | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 0.7779 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.7836 | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 0.7906 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.7982 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 0.8042 | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 0.8104 | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.8132 | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.8125 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 0.8201 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.8303 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.8416 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.8517 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.8615 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.8701 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.8774 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.8853 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.8932 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9021 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9505 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9343 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9184 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9223 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8969 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.887 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9485 | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9575 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.9907 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9977 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.02 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.1 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.12 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.14 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.16 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.17 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.21 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.27 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 1.32 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.37 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.23 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.19 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7953 | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7901 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8011 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8397 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8523 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9472 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8825 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8311 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8638 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.865 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.82 | -5.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.0% | 1.21 | 0.7953 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8819 | 0.8512 | 0.9134 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9454 | 0.9206 | 0.9707 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.9765 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.04 | 1 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9127 | 0.833 | 0.9902 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7944 | 0.7694 | 0.8154 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7887 | 0.7677 | 0.8132 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8544 | 0.8125 | 0.8932 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9308 | 0.887 | 0.9907 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 0.9977 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9788 | 0.7901 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8525 | 0.82 | 0.8825 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Fiji
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Fiji?
- Per capita methane emissions in Fiji was 0.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7677 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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