Nauru vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Nauru
5.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Nauru rank
200th
Vanuatu rank
198th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Nauru
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 5.55 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru, a difference of 472,760 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 198th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,461 tonnes | 296,784 tonnes | 167,323 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 741,960 tonnes | 747,822 tonnes | 5,862 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 597,232 tonnes | Nauru |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2000s | 4.07 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Nauru |
| 2010s | 4.55 million tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 676,008 tonnes | Nauru |
| 2020s | 4.96 million tonnes | 5.16 million tonnes | 201,964 tonnes | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Nauru or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 5.55 million tonnes against 5.07 million tonnes in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Nauru and Vanuatu?
- 472,760 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 by world region?
- Nauru ranks 200th and Vanuatu ranks 198th 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.