Nauru vs Seychelles: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Nauru
5.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Seychelles
5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
65th
Seychelles rank
68th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Nauru
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 5.13 tonnes per person against 5 tonnes per person in Seychelles, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nauru ahead.

Nauru ranks 65th and Seychelles ranks 68th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 6.93 tonnes per person 0.1465 tonnes per person 6.79 tonnes per person Nauru
1970s 13.61 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person 12.59 tonnes per person Nauru
1980s 16.19 tonnes per person 2.03 tonnes per person 14.16 tonnes per person Nauru
1990s 10.88 tonnes per person 2.78 tonnes per person 8.1 tonnes per person Nauru
2000s 5.95 tonnes per person 4.22 tonnes per person 1.73 tonnes per person Nauru
2010s 4.52 tonnes per person 4.64 tonnes per person 0.122 tonnes per person Seychelles
2020s 4.89 tonnes per person 4.99 tonnes per person 0.1028 tonnes per person Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Nauru or Seychelles?
Nauru, at 5.13 tonnes per person against 5 tonnes per person in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Nauru and Seychelles?
0.13 tonnes per person, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Seychelles?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Seychelles rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Nauru ranks 65th and Seychelles ranks 68th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.