Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau
Palau: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -74.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau is -74.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau peaked at 37.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -80.9%, in 2013.
Palau ranks 202nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.7% | — |
| 1992 | -9.2% | +1163.6% |
| 1993 | -7.3% | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | -620.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -86.8% |
| 1996 | -2.7% | -153.3% |
| 1997 | -17.9% | +572.5% |
| 1998 | -29.4% | +64.3% |
| 1999 | -17.4% | -41.0% |
| 2000 | -47.2% | +171.6% |
| 2001 | -49.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | -74.1% | +50.6% |
| 2003 | -71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | -69.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | -49.8% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | -51.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | -63.1% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | -62.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | -51.1% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | -60.9% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | -65.5% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | -62.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | -80.9% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | -80.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | -76.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | -77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | -76.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -78.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | -77.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | -77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | -77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -75.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | -75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -74.2% | -2.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -74.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%. (77 countries reporting)
- Palau's -74.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 | -1163.6% | -0.7% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | +620.2% | -7.3% | 37.7% |
| 1997 | -572.5% | -2.7% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | -171.6% | -17.4% | -47.2% |
| 1996 | -153.3% | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | -86.8% | 37.7% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.6% | -29.4% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | -58.8% | -74.1% | -47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -73.8% | -80.9% | -60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -76.1% | -77.4% | -74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau was -74.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.9% in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Palau ranks 202nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.