Per capita methane emissions in Niue

Niue: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Niue, 1950–2024

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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 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.2093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1960s 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1970s 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1980s 0.5085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1990s 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2000s 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2010s 0.7235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
2020s 0.7395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5

Countries ranked near Niue

  1. 133 Haiti 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 137 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 138 Samoa 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 139 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Niue?
Per capita methane emissions in Niue was 0.7458 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 Niue?
The highest recorded value was 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Niue?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.