Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 154,480 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Marshall Islands, 1992–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 154,480 tonnes for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands peaked at 154,480 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76,944 tonnes, in 1992.
Marshall Islands ranks 198th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,020 tonnes | 76,944 tonnes | 91,600 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 115,782 tonnes | 98,928 tonnes | 131,904 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,064 tonnes | 135,568 tonnes | 146,560 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,749 tonnes | 146,560 tonnes | 154,480 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 195 Vanuatu 197,079 tonnes compare
- 196 British Virgin Islands 192,507 tonnes compare
- 197 Dominica 170,858 tonnes compare
- 199 Tonga 152,540 tonnes compare
- 200 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 151,882 tonnes compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 150,626 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Marshall Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -3.4% (2025)
- Population, total 36,282 (2025)
- Urban population growth -3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 28,701 (2025)
- Urban population 79.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.01 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.11 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands?
- Territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Marshall Islands was 154,480 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 154,480 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,944 tonnes in 1992.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Marshall Islands ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.