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Environment · East Asia & Pacific · High income

Palau: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 82.84 t (2024), 1st of 203 in the world and 1st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG per person is 86.68 t (2024), 1st of 203 in the world and 1st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. GHG emissions is 1.5 Mt (2024), 169th of 203 in the world and 24th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.

CO₂ per person82.84 t2024 · world 1/203 · region 1/37GHG per person86.68 t2024 · world 1/203 · region 1/37GHG emissions1.5 Mt2024 · world 169/203 · region 24/37CO₂ emissions1.5 Mt2024 · world 156/203 · region 23/37
CO₂ per person
PalauEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.0100200300199520002005201020152020Palau82.84 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
GHG per person
PalauEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
0.0100200300199520002005201020152020Palau86.68 tEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Environment: Palau in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes82.84 t20241/2031/37110.65 t114.74 t71.74 t+16%since 20147.35 t9.75 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e86.68 t20241/2031/37116.84 t119.86 t75.09 t+16%since 20149.06 t12.50 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e1.5 Mt2024169/20324/372.2 Mt2.2 Mt1.3 Mt+16%since 201421,426.8 Mt17,426.5 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt1.5 Mt2024156/20323/372.1 Mt2.1 Mt1.3 Mt+16%since 201417,388.8 Mt13,596.6 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e0.0 Mt2024189/20330/370.1 Mt0.1 Mt0.0 Mt+30%since 20142,697.1 Mt2,534.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption0.9%2022196/21233/370.0%0.0%0.9%+0.9 ppsince 201214.8%12.8%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output4.6%2021167/20629/350.0%0.4%3.9%+3.7 ppsince 201125.9%26.7%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³4.9 µg/m³2023187/20024/336.1 µg/m³4.8 µg/m³4.4 µg/m³−15%since 201327.3 µg/m³13.0 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area90.8%20244/2142/3586.0%88.2%90.2%+1.9 ppsince 201427.3%36.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area9.3%2024180/21028/369.3%9.3%9.4%±0.0 ppsince 201446.8%28.2%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area0.7%2024194/20632/340.7%0.7%0.7%±0.0 ppsince 20148.7%9.0%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory98.0%20252/2131/36··100.0%+97.7 ppsince 201522.0%22.2%17.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Palau and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Palau. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorPalauIndonesiaPhilippinesMicronesia
CO₂ per person82.84 t20242.87 t20241.50 t20240.00 t2024
GHG per person86.68 t20244.67 t20242.30 t20240.54 t2024
GHG emissions1.5 Mt20241,323.8 Mt2024266.6 Mt20240.1 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions1.5 Mt2024812.2 Mt2024174.1 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
Methane0.0 Mt2024429.5 Mt202469.3 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
Renewable energy0.9%202220.2%202128.0%20212.0%2022
Renewable power4.6%202115.5%202122.6%20214.9%2021
PM2.5 exposure4.9 µg/m³202320.8 µg/m³202322.2 µg/m³20233.5 µg/m³2023
Forest cover90.8%202450.7%202424.8%202492.1%2024
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