Dominica vs Nauru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Dominica
5.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Nauru
5.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominica rank
199th
Nauru rank
200th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Dominica
- Nauru
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 5.49 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru, a difference of 420,120 tonnes.
That makes Dominica'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 Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 199th and Nauru ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,277 tonnes | 129,461 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1970s | 348,813 tonnes | 741,960 tonnes | 393,147 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1980s | 706,786 tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 1990s | 1.29 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 1.94 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2000s | 2.32 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2010s | 3.93 million tonnes | 4.55 million tonnes | 624,712 tonnes | Nauru |
| 2020s | 5.16 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes | 205,438 tonnes | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Dominica or Nauru?
- Dominica, at 5.49 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Dominica and Nauru?
- 420,120 tonnes, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Nauru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Nauru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Dominica ranks 199th and Nauru ranks 200th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.