Palau: Carbon intensity

The latest value from 2024 is 4.48 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, a decline from 4.78 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.18 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 1990 to 2024 is 6.03 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP. The minimum value, 3.15 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 11.93 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.