Per capita methane emissions in Palau
Palau: Per capita methane emissions was 2.12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.12
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
32nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.4
in 1994
All-time low
0.1219
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Palau, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Palau is 2.12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Palau peaked at 12.4 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1219, in 1850.
Palau ranks 32nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1219 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1229 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 0.1239 | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.1249 | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.1259 | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.127 | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.1281 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.1292 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1303 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.1315 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.1327 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1334 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.1342 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.1349 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1357 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1365 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1374 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1383 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.1392 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.1401 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.141 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1419 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.1428 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1438 | +0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.1448 | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.1458 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.1468 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.1478 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1489 | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.1501 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1512 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.1496 | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1515 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1534 | +1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1553 | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1574 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.1594 | +1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.1616 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 0.1639 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1663 | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 0.1687 | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.168 | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.1673 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.1667 | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.166 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.1653 | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.165 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1647 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1644 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1641 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1637 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1625 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.1629 | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1633 | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1636 | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.1639 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1642 | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1644 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.1646 | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1648 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1649 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1633 | -1.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1617 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1602 | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.1587 | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.1572 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.1558 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.1544 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.153 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.1517 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.1504 | -0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1498 | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.1484 | -0.9% |
| 1923 | 0.1474 | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.1465 | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.1456 | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1439 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.1431 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.1423 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1407 | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.14 | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1397 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1384 | -1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.1373 | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1362 | -0.8% |
| 1935 | 0.1352 | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1342 | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1333 | -0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1323 | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1314 | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1305 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1293 | -0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.128 | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1268 | -0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.1256 | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 0.1428 | +13.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1597 | +11.9% |
| 1947 | 0.1732 | +8.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1854 | +7.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1956 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.2029 | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.2161 | +6.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2315 | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 0.2475 | +6.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2642 | +6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2928 | +10.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3142 | +7.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3419 | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3659 | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3882 | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 0.4093 | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 0.5043 | +23.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5287 | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5607 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5929 | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6357 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6577 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7065 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7516 | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9921 | +32.0% |
| 1970 | 12.03 | +1112.8% |
| 1971 | 11.65 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 11.24 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 10.93 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 10.82 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 10.86 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 10.91 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 10.98 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 11.06 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 11.16 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 11.22 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 11.28 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.95 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 11.11 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11.97 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 9.48 | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 10.09 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 10.35 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 9.71 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 9.93 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.84 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.55 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 8.53 | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 8.51 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 12.4 | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 9.23 | -25.6% |
| 1996 | 8.33 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 6.86 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 5.77 | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 6.6 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 4.18 | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.05 | -48.6% |
| 2003 | 2.27 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 2.38 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.94 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4.01 | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 3.28 | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 2.96 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.28 | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.75 | -46.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.08 | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 2.01 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.09 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.93 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.05 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.17 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.03 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 2.12 | +4.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 2.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1112.8% | 0.9921 | 12.03 |
| 2005 | +62.6% | 2.38 | 3.86 |
| 2002 | -48.6% | 3.99 | 2.05 |
| 2013 | -46.8% | 3.28 | 1.75 |
| 1994 | +45.7% | 8.51 | 12.4 |
| 2000 | -36.7% | 6.6 | 4.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1266 | 0.1219 | 0.1315 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1362 | 0.1327 | 0.1401 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1454 | 0.141 | 0.1501 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.157 | 0.1496 | 0.1663 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.166 | 0.1641 | 0.1687 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1638 | 0.1625 | 0.1648 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1581 | 0.1517 | 0.1649 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1458 | 0.1407 | 0.1504 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1358 | 0.1314 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1497 | 0.1256 | 0.1956 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2865 | 0.2029 | 0.3882 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6339 | 0.4093 | 0.9921 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.16 | 10.82 | 12.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.61 | 9.48 | 11.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.56 | 5.77 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 | 2.05 | 4.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 1.75 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 2.03 | 2.17 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Palau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 35,574 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1855 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0006 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0001 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Palau?
- Per capita methane emissions in Palau was 2.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 1994.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1219 in 1850.
- How does Palau rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Palau ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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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