CO₂ emissions · Oceania · 2024 data
Palau CO₂ Emissions
Palau emitted 226 thousand tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 12.8 t per person — #194 of 213 countries and 0.00% of global emissions. That is 2.7× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Emissions peaked in 2007 at 253 thousand tonnes and are now 11% lower.
CO₂ emissions of Palau, 1955–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.2 | 12.76 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 12.18 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 12.22 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 11.93 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | 11.72 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 12.13 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 11.91 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 12.12 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 11.72 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 11.33 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 12.39 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 12.86 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 12.56 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 11.74 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 11.34 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 10.37 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 10.78 | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 13.08 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 11.58 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 11.27 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 10.71 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 10.80 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 10.88 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 10.97 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 10.87 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 10.65 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 10.87 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 | 10.92 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2 | 11.19 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2 | 11.28 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 | 11.78 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2 | 11.84 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 | 12.12 | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2 | 15.00 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 15.35 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2 | 15.18 | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2 | 12.49 | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 11.23 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2 | 11.48 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2 | 11.76 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2 | 11.79 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2 | 12.09 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2 | 12.39 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 | 12.68 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 | 12.81 | +26.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1 | 10.08 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1 | 8.82 | -39.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2 | 14.60 | +60.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1 | 9.00 | -41.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | 15.32 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 | 15.28 | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2 | 13.98 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2 | 14.10 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2 | 13.99 | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1 | 11.90 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1 | 11.80 | +71.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1 | 6.93 | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1 | 6.66 | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 | 6.24 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1 | 5.68 | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1 | 5.46 | +7.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1 | 5.23 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1 | 5.35 | +240.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0 | 1.64 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0 | 1.67 | +36.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0 | 1.30 | — |
Where Palau's CO₂ comes from
Oil is the largest source. Oil dominates — mostly transport fuel, so electrifying vehicles matters most here.
Per person: Palau vs the world
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.