Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 11,440 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tuvalu is 11,440 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tuvalu peaked at 11,440 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 211th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,130 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,893 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,160 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,071 tonnes | 10,940 tonnes | 11,440 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 55,322 tonnes compare
- 209 Wallis and Futuna 30,508 tonnes compare
- 210 Montserrat 26,579 tonnes compare
- 212 Saint Helena 11,391 tonnes compare
- 213 Niue 7,627 tonnes compare
- 214 Antarctica 0 tonnes compare
- 214 Christmas Island 0 tonnes 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 territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tuvalu?
- Territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions in Tuvalu was 11,440 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 11,440 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Tuvalu ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.