Nauru vs Netherlands: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Nauru
2,923 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
3,409 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nauru rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 486 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Netherlands ahead.
Nauru ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,143 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,006 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4,800 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,761 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.88 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 6,907 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,459 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,447 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 5,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,118 tonnes per square kilometre | 359.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 3,004 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,207 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,874 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,419 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,779 tonnes per square kilometre | 946.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Nauru or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Nauru and Netherlands?
- 486 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Netherlands rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.