Kiribati vs Nauru: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kiribati
0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
191st
Nauru rank
192nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 191st and Nauru ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 191st and Nauru ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.