Per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
141st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu, 1850–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu is 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu peaked at 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Tuvalu ranks 141st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 138 Samoa 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 East Timor 0.7367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Cameroon 0.735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 North Korea 0.7159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 143 Hong Kong 0.6943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Italy 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 9,492 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 6,212 (2025)
- Urban population 65.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 297,180 tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.18 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tuvalu was 0.7257 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Tuvalu rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Tuvalu ranks 141st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.