Nauru vs Saint Helena: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Nauru
63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena
14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nauru rank
196th
Saint Helena rank
198th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Nauru
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena, a difference of 49,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nauru's figure about 4.3 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Nauru ranks 196th and Saint Helena ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 7 and Saint Helena in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 177.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1860s | 194.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1870s | 223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1880s | 260.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 338.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1890s | 295.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1900s | 335.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 360.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1910s | 374.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 798.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1920s | 416.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1930s | 474.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1940s | 561.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 984.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 702.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 26,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1970s | 97,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1980s | 139,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1990s | 111,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2000s | 62,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2010s | 51,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2020s | 60,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,602 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 Saint Helena?
- Nauru, at 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Nauru and Saint Helena?
- 49,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Saint Helena?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Saint Helena rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Nauru ranks 196th and Saint Helena ranks 198th 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.