Climate Change in Palau

667 indicators covering climate change for Palau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 226,099 tonnes 2024 up 2.8% 178th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 0 tonnes 2024 124th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 0 tonnes per person 2024 123rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 226,099 tonnes 2024 up 2.8% 178th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 12.76 tonnes per person 2024 up 3.0% 16th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 up 1.4% 186th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 18.3% 180th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 up 6.7% 189th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 up 10.2% 180th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0 °C 2024 down 0.3% 189th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0 °C 2024 down 0.3% 189th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0 °C 2024 up 75.7% 197th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 225.7% 180th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 293,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 6.0% 186th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 5.4% 1st
Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 139th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 181st
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 187th
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 0 tonnes 2023 185th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 7,887 kilograms per person 2023 down 7.1% 1st
CO₂ emissions from transport 140,000 tonnes 2023 down 6.7% 174th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1,127 kilograms per person 2023 down 33.6% 21st
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 1.2 2025 down 42.9% 181st
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 2.1 2025 down 19.2% 165th
Lack of coping capacity 3.3 2025 down 25.0% 131st
Vulnerability 2.4 2025 up 26.3% 156th
CO₂ emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 171st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 563.35 kilograms per person 2023 down 0.5% 38th
Terrestrial protected areas 31.4% 2025 up 26.1% 32nd
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 98.0% 2025 up 32,566.7% 2nd
Marine protected areas 98.0% 2025 up 32,566.7% 2nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 134th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 158th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 72nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 1,378 kilograms 2024 down 35.0% 11th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 24,410 tonnes 2024 down 35.1% 173rd
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes 2026 187th
Urban population 79.3% 2025 up 0.3% 62nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 11.5% 2015 up 44.3% 204th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 up 4.6% 186th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 142,617 tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 6.9% 186th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 50.68 2022 3rd
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 9 2022 109th
Number of deaths due to disaster 9 2022 108th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 8.98 kt 2005 down 61.7% 95th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 0.0272 kt 2005 down 95.8% 97th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 0.7616 kt 2005 down 95.8% 97th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.031 kt 2005 up 53.5% 90th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 8.21 kt 2005 up 53.5% 90th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 0.0022 kt 2005 down 95.2% 85th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 0.0616 kt 2005 down 95.2% 85th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 0.0616 kt 2005 down 95.2% 85th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 0.7 kt 2005 up 1,220.8% 85th
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.031 kt 2005 up 55.0% 76th
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 8.21 kt 2005 up 55.0% 76th
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 8.21 kt 2005 up 55.0% 76th
Manure Management — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 0.0002 kt 1999 74th