Nauru vs Niue: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Nauru
63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue
8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nauru rank
196th
Niue rank
199th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Nauru
- Niue
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 55,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nauru's figure about 7.4 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Nauru ranks 196th and Niue ranks 199th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 7 and Niue in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 177.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 194.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 260.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 295.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 335.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1910s | 374.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1920s | 416.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1930s | 474.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1940s | 561.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1950s | 702.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1960s | 26,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1970s | 97,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1980s | 139,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1990s | 111,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2000s | 62,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2010s | 51,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2020s | 60,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Nauru or Niue?
- Nauru, at 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Nauru and Niue?
- 55,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Niue?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Niue rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Nauru ranks 196th and Niue ranks 199th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.