Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Palau

Greenhouse gas emissions in Palau were 86.7 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2013.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Palau, 2024 86.7 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 +5.1% 2023: 82.5 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 6.4 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Palau over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period PalauWorld
2024 86.7 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2023 82.5 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2022 82.4 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2021 78.1 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2020 75.1 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2019 74.5 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2018 72.2 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2017 70.5 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2016 67.5 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2015 70.5 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2014 74.6 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2013 106.6 t CO2e per person 6.5 t CO2e per person
2012 209.5 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2011 136.4 t CO2e per person 6.4 t CO2e per person
2010 119.9 t CO2e per person 6.3 t CO2e per person
2009 122.1 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2008 77.9 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2007 75.8 t CO2e per person 6.2 t CO2e per person
2006 92.0 t CO2e per person 6.1 t CO2e per person
2005 93.0 t CO2e per person 6.0 t CO2e per person
2004 80.5 t CO2e per person 5.9 t CO2e per person
2003 91.3 t CO2e per person 5.8 t CO2e per person
2002 77.4 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2001 128.3 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person
2000 116.8 t CO2e per person 5.6 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.1% from 82.5 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 74.6 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +16.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Palau has the highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Palau
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database