Per capita methane emissions in Niue
Niue: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita methane emissions in Niue, 1950–2024
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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 133 Haiti 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Uganda 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 138 Samoa 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Niue
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 286,056 tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 4.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 286,056 tonnes (2024)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.