Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Palau
Palau: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Palau, 1955–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0% for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Palau peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
Palau ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +87.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +56.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +31.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +53.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 9% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +87.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1957 | +56.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +53.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +31.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1962 | +30.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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 Palau
- 182 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 183 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
- 187 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 188 Grenada 0.0% compare
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Palau?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Palau 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Palau rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Palau ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.