GHG Emissions per Capita in Oceania

Why does per capita matter?

Per capita emissions normalize a country's total emissions by its population, providing a fairer comparison of individual impact across nations of vastly different sizes. A small country with high per capita emissions has a greater average individual carbon footprint than a large country with lower per capita values.

GHG Emissions per Capita by Country

Worldwide Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
#CountryGHG Per Capita (tons)GHG Total (tons)
1
Palau
66.691,533,811
2
Australia
22.26591,453,961
3
New Caledonia
17.885,381,612
4
New Zealand
15.5977,837,353
5
Cook Islands
6.59112,081
6
French Polynesia
3.651,081,003
7
Fiji
2.912,750,899
8
Tonga
2.55292,904
9
Samoa
2.54521,648
10
Vanuatu
1.99632,053
11
Papua New Guinea
1.1410,761,088
12
Solomon Islands
0.89619,752
13
Kiribati
0.89115,188

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).