Nauru vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Nauru
5.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Nauru rank
200th
Vanuatu rank
199th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Nauru
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 5.39 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru, a difference of 317,770 tonnes.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Nauru ranks 200th and Vanuatu ranks 199th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,461 tonnes | 184,544 tonnes | 55,082 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 741,960 tonnes | 592,835 tonnes | 149,124 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 752,221 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2000s | 4.07 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2010s | 4.55 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 830,995 tonnes | Nauru |
| 2020s | 4.96 million tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | 46,974 tonnes | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Nauru or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 5.39 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Nauru and Vanuatu?
- 317,770 tonnes, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Vanuatu?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Nauru ranks 200th and Vanuatu ranks 199th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.