Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +98.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -50.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +98.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +46.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -34.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +98.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +98.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2009 | +52.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | -50.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +46.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | +46.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 209 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
- 210 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 212 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 213 Niue 0.0% compare
- 214 Antarctica 0.0% compare
- 214 Christmas Island 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Tuvalu was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Tuvalu ranks 211th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.