Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
168th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Tuvalu, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Tuvalu 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 165 El Salvador 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Japan 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Haiti 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Bahrain 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Tuvalu?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Tuvalu was 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Tuvalu rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Tuvalu ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.