Palau Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
1,533,811
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.91%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
66.69
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Palau were 1,533,811 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4.9% over the previous year, representing an increase by 71,776 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1,462,035 tons.
- Per capita: 66.69 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Palau accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,533,811 | 1,465,894 | 38,760 | 29,157 | – | 66.69 | 4.91% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 1,462,035 | 1,397,906 | 36,313 | 27,816 | – | 63.57 | −0.04% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 1,462,683 | 1,398,142 | 36,630 | 27,910 | – | 63.59 | 5.27% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,389,473 | 1,328,991 | 33,897 | 26,585 | – | 63.16 | 4% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1,336,027 | 1,276,382 | 34,102 | 25,542 | – | 59.53 | 0.72% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,326,505 | 1,268,316 | 33,297 | 24,892 | – | 59.74 | 3.09% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,286,735 | 1,230,533 | 32,051 | 24,152 | – | 58.58 | 2.51% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,255,262 | 1,196,368 | 34,930 | 23,964 | – | 57.77 | 4.55% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1,200,618 | 1,144,381 | 33,579 | 22,658 | – | 55.83 | −4.2% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 1,253,205 | 1,195,368 | 34,893 | 22,945 | – | 58.87 | −5.22% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 1,322,277 | 1,267,719 | 29,873 | 24,686 | – | 62.68 | −29.69% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 1,880,676 | 1,824,339 | 28,740 | 27,597 | – | 89.9 | −49.46% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 3,720,993 | 3,603,943 | 56,170 | 60,880 | – | 179.26 | 50.94% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 2,465,254 | 2,369,695 | 51,788 | 43,771 | – | 119.68 | 11.81% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 2,204,945 | 2,110,718 | 58,847 | 35,380 | – | 107.72 | −3.44% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 2,283,554 | 2,173,795 | 73,539 | 36,220 | – | 112.26 | 54.18% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 1,481,133 | 1,397,795 | 57,050 | 26,288 | – | 73.22 | 1.2% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 1,463,569 | 1,383,652 | 55,398 | 24,520 | – | 72.76 | −18.79% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 1,802,236 | 1,697,757 | 73,211 | 31,268 | – | 90.06 | −2.21% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 1,842,962 | 1,735,190 | 75,457 | 32,315 | – | 92.58 | 15.44% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 1,596,439 | 1,521,839 | 45,970 | 28,630 | – | 80.61 | −11.04% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 1,794,536 | 1,718,117 | 43,553 | 32,866 | – | 91.09 | 18.87% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 1,509,647 | 1,444,097 | 39,012 | 26,538 | – | 77.13 | −39.2% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 2,482,882 | 2,363,564 | 76,448 | 42,870 | – | 127.96 | 10.8% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 2,240,786 | 2,121,968 | 79,354 | 39,463 | – | 116.86 | −13.84% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 2,600,807 | 2,419,917 | 124,209 | 56,680 | – | 137.76 | 6.68% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 2,437,976 | 2,278,760 | 106,148 | 53,068 | – | 131.61 | −9.64% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 2,697,955 | 2,518,166 | 123,380 | 56,410 | – | 148.87 | 12.14% | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 2,405,839 | 2,211,582 | 146,308 | 47,949 | – | 135.99 | −5.9% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 2,556,632 | 2,349,735 | 157,794 | 49,103 | – | 148.18 | −21.54% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,258,644 | 2,995,836 | 207,046 | 55,761 | – | 193.9 | 49.66% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 2,177,428 | 2,001,682 | 139,395 | 36,351 | – | 133.24 | 2.34% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 2,127,602 | 1,955,845 | 136,412 | 35,345 | – | 133.86 | −8.53% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 2,325,959 | 2,139,886 | 149,234 | 36,840 | – | 150.31 | −0.74% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 2,343,390 | 2,155,970 | 150,276 | 37,144 | – | 155.31 | 1.07% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,318,574 | 2,133,417 | 148,610 | 36,547 | – | 157.12 | 4.42% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 2,220,408 | 2,042,973 | 142,286 | 35,149 | – | 153.24 | −4.27% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,319,556 | 2,134,409 | 148,453 | 36,695 | – | 162.89 | 4.84% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 2,212,487 | 2,036,043 | 141,584 | 34,859 | – | 158.2 | 9.02% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 2,029,449 | 1,867,770 | 129,945 | 31,734 | – | 148.18 | −19.06% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 2,507,330 | 2,308,172 | 159,971 | 39,187 | – | 187.51 | 10.58% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 2,267,411 | 2,087,053 | 144,685 | 35,673 | – | 174.26 | 3.83% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 2,183,795 | 2,010,374 | 139,316 | 34,105 | – | 172.45 | −0.71% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 2,199,403 | 2,024,871 | 140,189 | 34,343 | – | 177.56 | 1.51% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 2,166,661 | 1,994,805 | 138,033 | 33,823 | – | 177.68 | −0.01% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 2,166,868 | 1,994,805 | 137,959 | 34,103 | – | 178.73 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 2,166,933 | 1,994,805 | 137,908 | 34,220 | – | 178.3 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,166,881 | 1,994,805 | 137,849 | 34,227 | – | 177.25 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,166,828 | 1,994,805 | 137,790 | 34,233 | – | 176.38 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,166,683 | 1,994,805 | 137,690 | 34,188 | – | 176.47 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,166,640 | 1,994,805 | 137,603 | 34,231 | – | 177.64 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 2,166,562 | 1,994,805 | 137,532 | 34,226 | – | 179.86 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,166,491 | 1,994,805 | 137,429 | 34,257 | – | 182.8 | 0% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 2,166,509 | 1,994,804 | 137,342 | 34,363 | – | 185.9 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 2,166,347 | 1,994,804 | 137,212 | 34,332 | – | 188.71 | – | 0.01% |
See also
- Palau CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Palau
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).