Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 213th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +93.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +45.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +61.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +93.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +61.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +45.2% | 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
- 210 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 211 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
- 212 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 214 Niue 0.0% compare
- 215 Antarctica 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Tuvalu?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Tuvalu ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.