How have things changed?, per capita in Palau
Palau: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.046 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Palau, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Palau is 0.046 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.8523 metric tons per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 metric tons per person, in 2020.
Palau ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Palau, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3195 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.3134 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3737 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5195 metric tons per person | +39.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4895 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7813 metric tons per person | +59.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2503 metric tons per person | -68.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1902 metric tons per person | -24.0% |
| 1973 | 0.251 metric tons per person | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5997 metric tons per person | +139.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5586 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4871 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3899 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8523 metric tons per person | +118.6% |
| 1979 | 0.543 metric tons per person | -36.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6125 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8286 metric tons per person | +35.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3981 metric tons per person | -52.0% |
| 1983 | 0.08 metric tons per person | -79.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0778 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.088 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0807 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0828 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0866 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0903 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0706 metric tons per person | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0701 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0939 metric tons per person | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0757 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0649 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0824 metric tons per person | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0606 metric tons per person | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0504 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0514 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0508 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0664 metric tons per person | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0561 metric tons per person | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0535 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0547 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 metric tons per person | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0496 metric tons per person | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0601 metric tons per person | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0625 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0575 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0539 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0566 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.053 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0514 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0504 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0492 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1945 metric tons per person | +311.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2191 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2218 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0445 metric tons per person | -80.0% |
| 2021 | 0.047 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0463 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.046 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.046 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.046 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 3.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.046 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +311.1% | 0.0473 metric tons per person | 0.1945 metric tons per person |
| 1974 | +139.0% | 0.251 metric tons per person | 0.5997 metric tons per person |
| 1978 | +118.6% | 0.3899 metric tons per person | 0.8523 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4031 metric tons per person | 0.3134 metric tons per person | 0.5195 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4903 metric tons per person | 0.1902 metric tons per person | 0.8523 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2425 metric tons per person | 0.0778 metric tons per person | 0.8286 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 metric tons per person | 0.0504 metric tons per person | 0.0939 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0586 metric tons per person | 0.0496 metric tons per person | 0.0725 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0997 metric tons per person | 0.0473 metric tons per person | 0.2218 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0459 metric tons per person | 0.0445 metric tons per person | 0.047 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0496 metric tons per person compare
- 36 Estonia 0.0483 metric tons per person compare
- 37 Guyana 0.0466 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Isle of Man 0.0418 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Fiji 0.0383 metric tons per person compare
- 41 Brunei 0.0382 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Palau?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Palau was 0.046 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8523 metric tons per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 metric tons per person in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Palau ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.