Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF in Palau
Palau: Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF was 0.32 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF in Palau, 1991–2018
Source: Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.32 for total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf in 2018. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf in Palau peaked at 0.32 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1991.
That places Palau 180th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.01 | — |
| 1992 | 0.21 | +2000.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.29 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.32 | +6.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.32 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.91, 1% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.32 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.37, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2000.0% | 0.01 | 0.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1911 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.243 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2622 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.37 compare
- 177 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.37 compare
- 179 Tonga 0.35 compare
- 181 Micronesia (country) 0.27 compare
- 182 Dominica 0.24 compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 0.24 compare
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- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, 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 total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf in Palau?
- Total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf in Palau was 0.32 in 2018, according to Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 in 2018.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1991.
- How does Palau rank for total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf?
- Palau ranks 180th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total ghg emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - total excluding lucf rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org, published as part of Total GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Total excluding LUCF. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions (excluding LUCF) are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. Non-CO2 emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions data (previously published through CAIT Climate Data Explorer) are derived from several sources. Any use of the Land-Use Change and Forestry or Agriculture indicator should be cited as FAO 2020, FAOSTAT Emissions Database. Any use of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion data should be cited as CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion, OECD/IEA, 2020.