Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Palau
Palau: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 1.36 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.36 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Palau peaked at 3.62 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.1 Mt CO2e, in 2016.
Palau ranks 141st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Palau, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.14 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.41 Mt CO2e | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7 Mt CO2e | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5 Mt CO2e | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 1.74 Mt CO2e | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.36 Mt CO2e | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 1.38 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.18 Mt CO2e | +58.1% |
| 2010 | 2.11 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.37 Mt CO2e | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.62 Mt CO2e | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 Mt CO2e | -50.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.23 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.29 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.36 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.36 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.36 Mt CO2e is below the median for high income countries, which is 54.03 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.36 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.54 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.75 Mt CO2e | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 2.38 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 Mt CO2e | 1.1 Mt CO2e | 3.62 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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 total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Palau?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Palau was 1.36 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- How does Palau rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Palau ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).