Greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Greenhouse gas emissions was 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1990
All-time low
-635,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1864
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji peaked at 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1990 and was at its lowest, -635,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1864.
That places Fiji 171st out of 199 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.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -34.8% |
| 1852 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.6% |
| 1853 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.3% |
| 1854 | 849,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -27.7% |
| 1855 | 652,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -23.2% |
| 1856 | 565,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.3% |
| 1857 | 743,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.3% |
| 1858 | 826,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.2% |
| 1859 | 446,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -45.9% |
| 1860 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +154.0% |
| 1861 | 316,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -72.1% |
| 1862 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +285.1% |
| 1863 | -367,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -130.2% |
| 1864 | -635,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +72.8% |
| 1865 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -318.4% |
| 1866 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.6% |
| 1867 | -301,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -123.8% |
| 1868 | 251,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -183.5% |
| 1869 | -52,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -121.1% |
| 1870 | 117,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -322.3% |
| 1871 | 318,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +170.4% |
| 1872 | 480,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +50.8% |
| 1873 | 482,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 277,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -42.6% |
| 1875 | 876,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +216.3% |
| 1876 | 353,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -59.7% |
| 1877 | 734,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +108.0% |
| 1878 | -151,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -120.7% |
| 1879 | -5,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -96.5% |
| 1880 | 616,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11650.2% |
| 1881 | 312,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -49.3% |
| 1882 | -25,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -108.0% |
| 1883 | 177,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -805.6% |
| 1884 | -32,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -118.1% |
| 1885 | 300,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1037.5% |
| 1886 | 856,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +185.2% |
| 1887 | 274,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -67.9% |
| 1888 | 82,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -70.0% |
| 1889 | 234,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +184.4% |
| 1890 | 262,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.3% |
| 1891 | 149,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -43.3% |
| 1892 | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +578.3% |
| 1893 | 274,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -72.8% |
| 1894 | 257,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 1895 | -66,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -125.7% |
| 1896 | 386,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -682.9% |
| 1897 | 243,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -36.9% |
| 1898 | 389,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +60.0% |
| 1899 | -94,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -124.1% |
| 1900 | 769,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -918.9% |
| 1901 | 63,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -91.7% |
| 1902 | 725,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1032.9% |
| 1903 | 59,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -91.7% |
| 1904 | 761,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1172.0% |
| 1905 | 218,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -71.3% |
| 1906 | 285,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.4% |
| 1907 | -31,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -111.1% |
| 1908 | 385,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1312.4% |
| 1909 | 820,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +112.9% |
| 1910 | 916,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.7% |
| 1911 | 607,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -33.7% |
| 1912 | 179,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -70.4% |
| 1913 | 801,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +346.4% |
| 1914 | 655,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.2% |
| 1915 | 456,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -30.4% |
| 1916 | 545,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +19.5% |
| 1917 | 303,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -44.2% |
| 1918 | 972,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +219.9% |
| 1919 | 252,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -74.0% |
| 1920 | 81,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -67.6% |
| 1921 | 566,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +591.8% |
| 1922 | 572,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 543,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1924 | 540,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 221,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -59.0% |
| 1926 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +458.8% |
| 1927 | 590,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -52.3% |
| 1928 | 565,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1929 | 595,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 957,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +60.9% |
| 1931 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.9% |
| 1932 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.6% |
| 1933 | 719,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -35.1% |
| 1934 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +51.2% |
| 1935 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.1% |
| 1936 | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1938 | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1940 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.8% |
| 1941 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.9% |
| 1942 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1944 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1945 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.4% |
| 1951 | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.7% |
| 1952 | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -29.6% |
| 1954 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +31.2% |
| 1955 | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.2% |
| 1956 | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -31.1% |
| 1958 | 489,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -57.4% |
| 1959 | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +178.6% |
| 1960 | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +30.7% |
| 1961 | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1962 | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.6% |
| 1963 | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.9% |
| 1964 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 900,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.0% |
| 1967 | 840,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 990,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +76.4% |
| 1972 | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +62.8% |
| 1976 | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 4.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 5.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -45.7% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +39.2% |
| 2016 | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -39.0% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | +11650.2% | -5,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 616,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1908 | +1312.4% | -31,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 385,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1904 | +1172.0% | 59,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 761,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1885 | +1037.5% | -32,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1902 | +1032.9% | 63,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 725,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1900 | +918.9% | -94,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 422,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -635,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 348,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -151,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 279,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -32,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 281,516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -94,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 405,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -31,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 820,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 569,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 972,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 551,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 489,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 840,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 168 Malta 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 169 Eswatini 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 170 Barbados 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 172 Montenegro 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 173 Macao 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 174 Comoros 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Fiji was 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1990.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -635,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1864.
- How does Fiji rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Fiji ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.