Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Palau
Palau: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Palau peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
That places Palau 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +95.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +63.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +37.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +25.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +60.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +36.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +27.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +95.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1957 | +63.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +60.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1958 | +37.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1962 | +36.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1963 | +27.4% | 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
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 178 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 179 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 181 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 183 Tonga 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Palau?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Palau rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Palau ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).