Share of global methane emissions in Palau
Palau: Share of global methane emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
189th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1994
All-time low
0.0%
in 1944
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Palau, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Palau peaked at 0.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1944.
That places Palau 189th out of 201 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 methane emissions in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +25.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +1104.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +47.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -47.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +60.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
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. (67 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +1104.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +60.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | -47.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +47.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -46.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2000 | -36.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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 |
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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 methane emissions in Palau?
- Share of global methane emissions in Palau was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1944.
- How does Palau rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Palau ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.