Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau
Palau: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0292 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0292 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau peaked at 0.0609 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0227 Mt CO2e, in 2016.
That places Palau 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Palau, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0338 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0357 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0317 Mt CO2e | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0349 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0367 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0351 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0365 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0371 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0368 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0364 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0558 Mt CO2e | +53.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0491 Mt CO2e | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0479 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0564 Mt CO2e | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0531 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0567 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0395 Mt CO2e | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0429 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0286 Mt CO2e | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0313 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0362 Mt CO2e | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0354 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 Mt CO2e | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 Mt CO2e | -54.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 Mt CO2e | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0227 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.024 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0249 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0292 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.68 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0292 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4279 Mt CO2e, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -54.7% | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | 0.0276 Mt CO2e |
| 1994 | +53.3% | 0.0364 Mt CO2e | 0.0558 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0352 Mt CO2e | 0.0317 Mt CO2e | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0465 Mt CO2e | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | 0.0567 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0321 Mt CO2e | 0.0245 Mt CO2e | 0.0429 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0311 Mt CO2e | 0.0227 Mt CO2e | 0.0609 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0274 Mt CO2e | 0.0255 Mt CO2e | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 175 Barbados 0.0368 Mt CO2e compare
- 176 French Polynesia 0.0333 Mt CO2e compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 0.0331 Mt CO2e compare
- 179 Tonga 0.0256 Mt CO2e compare
- 180 Seychelles 0.024 Mt CO2e compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0188 Mt CO2e compare
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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Palau was 0.0292 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0609 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0227 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Palau ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), 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).