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Reading no. 2026/271

EnvironmentObserved data

CO2 emissions per capita in the Pacific

17.08t CO2e

Pacific

PalauNew CaledoniaAustraliaNew ZealandFrench PolynesiaTongaFijiSamoa

CO2 emissions excluding LULUCF per capita, in tonnes CO2 equivalent, in ten Pacific territories, latest available year.

  1. Palau82.84
  2. New Caledonia17.08
  3. Australia14.10
  4. New Zealand6.01
  5. French Polynesia3.46
  6. Tonga1.63
  7. Fiji1.62
  8. Samoa1.60
  9. Vanuatu0.87
  10. Kiribati0.59

Palau reports 82.84 t per capita, a little under five times the value for New Caledonia.

Observation
Reference year
2024
Highest value
Palau, 82.84 t
Australia
14.10 t

Method

World Bank indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5, latest available value per territory (year 2024 for all). The ten highest values among seventeen territories. Value shown: New Caledonia.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Confidence

Medium

See also

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