Per capita methane emissions in Niue
Niue: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7458 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita methane emissions in Niue, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Niue recorded 0.7458 for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Niue peaked at 0.7458 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1960.
That places Niue 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Niue, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2429 | — |
| 1951 | 0.235 | -3.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2281 | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2208 | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2134 | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2058 | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.198 | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1902 | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1829 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.176 | -3.8% |
| 1960 | 0.17 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2074 | +22.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2166 | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2182 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2234 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2395 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2403 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.245 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2685 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3104 | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2971 | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.335 | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3406 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4549 | +33.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4658 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4967 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5341 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5754 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5059 | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.521 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4654 | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4858 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5029 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5318 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5346 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5352 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.539 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5221 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4971 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4711 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4357 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4466 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4582 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4652 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4912 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4979 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5049 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5149 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5267 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5376 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5545 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5921 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6037 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6143 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6256 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6609 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6702 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7002 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6972 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.694 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7046 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7133 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7145 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.72 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7221 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7242 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7259 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7347 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7373 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7383 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7367 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7353 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7372 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7423 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7458 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +33.6% | 0.3406 | 0.4549 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2093 | 0.176 | 0.2429 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2339 | 0.17 | 0.3104 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4526 | 0.2971 | 0.5754 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5085 | 0.4654 | 0.539 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4879 | 0.4357 | 0.5376 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6413 | 0.5545 | 0.7002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7235 | 0.7046 | 0.7383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7395 | 0.7353 | 0.7458 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Niue
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- 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 CH4 2.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0022 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0848 kt (2050)
- Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Niue?
- Per capita methane emissions in Niue was 0.7458 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7458 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1960.
- How does Niue rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Niue ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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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