Palau — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Palau, 1970–2024.
CO2 per capita for Palau was 82.84 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 202.87 in 2012. The lowest was 64.30 in 2016 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.38% per year.
Palau ranks 1 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.50, so Palau sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 59% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 16%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 1 of 37 economies; Brunei Darussalam (20.24) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 58% in 2009. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | metric tons per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.84 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 78.86 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.73 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 74.73 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 71.74 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.26 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 69.07 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 67.17 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 64.3 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 67.27 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 71.56 | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 103.37 | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 202.87 | +54.8% |
| 2011 | 131.08 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 114.74 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 116.19 | +58.0% |
| 2008 | 73.53 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 71.69 | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 86.65 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.55 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 76.78 | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 87.4 | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 74.05 | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 122.14 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 110.65 | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 128.03 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 123.02 | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 139.07 | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 125.27 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 136.65 | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 178.64 | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 122.26 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 122.32 | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 137.05 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 141.29 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 142.75 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 139.5 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 148.9 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 145.18 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 136.46 | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 173.07 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 160.47 | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 158.37 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 163.27 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 162.56 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 161.69 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 160.35 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 159.27 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 158.34 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 157.63 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 157.23 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 158.92 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 163.59 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 169.64 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 175.48 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Palau’s CO2 per capita in 1971?
169.64 (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Palau’s CO2 per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — metric tons per capita — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Palau’s CO2 per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -52.8% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 82.84; 2023: 78.86; 2022: 78.73; 2021: 74.73; 2020: 71.74. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.