Countries in Oceania by co₂ per person
Carbon dioxide emitted in a year, divided by the population: fossil fuels and industry, without land use change and forestry. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
0.87
half above, half below| # | Country | t per person | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palau | 82.8 | Micronesia |
| 2 |  Australia | 14.1 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 6.01 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 4 |  Tonga | 1.63 | Polynesia |
| 5 |  Fiji | 1.62 | Melanesia |
| 6 |  Samoa | 1.60 | Polynesia |
| 7 |  Vanuatu | 0.87 | Melanesia |
| 8 |  Kiribati | 0.59 | Micronesia |
| 9 |  Papua New Guinea | 0.52 | Melanesia |
| 10 |  Solomon Islands | 0.38 | Melanesia |
| =11 |  Marshall Islands | 0.00 | Micronesia |
| =11 |  Micronesia | 0.00 | Micronesia |
| =11 |  Nauru | 0.00 | Micronesia |
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.
| Place | t per person | Status |
|---|---|---|
 New Caledonia | 17.1 | Territory of France |
 French Polynesia | 3.46 | Territory of France |
 American Samoa | 0.00 | Territory of United States of America |
 Guam | 0.00 | Territory of United States of America |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 0.00 | Territory of United States of America |
Questions
- Which country in Oceania has the highest CO₂ emissions per person?
- Palau has the highest CO₂ emissions per person in Oceania: 82.8 tonnes a person (2024). Next come Australia (14.1 tonnes a person) and New Zealand (6.01 tonnes a person).
- Which country in Oceania has the lowest CO₂ emissions per person?
- Nauru, with 0.00 tonnes a person (2024).
- What is the typical co₂ per person of a country in Oceania?
- The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 0.87 tonnes a person: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Carbon dioxide emitted in a year, divided by the population: fossil fuels and industry, without land use change and forestry. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.