Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau
Palau: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau, 2012–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau is 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau peaked at 343,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 260,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 2015.
Palau ranks 186th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 281,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8 |
| 2020s | 279,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 300,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 184 Samoa 300,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 294,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 216,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 188 Dominica 204,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 199,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Palau
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 17,663 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 14,004 (2025)
- Urban population 79.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 11.40 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.76 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Palau was 291,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 343,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2012.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Palau ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.