Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 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 Tuvalu, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tuvalu is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 192nd of 194 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +96.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +47.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +63.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
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 0.1%, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +96.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1993 | +63.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +47.3% | 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
- 189 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 190 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 191 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 193 Niue 0.0% compare
- 194 Sao Tome and Principe -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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tuvalu?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tuvalu?
- 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 Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Tuvalu ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 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).