Nauru vs Niue: Nitrous oxide emissions
Nauru
580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue
322.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nauru rank
198th
Niue rank
199th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nauru
- Niue
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 322.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 257.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.8 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Nauru ranks 198th and Niue ranks 199th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Niue in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 27.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 35.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 37.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 40.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1910s | 48.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1920s | 54.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1930s | 60.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1940s | 83.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1950s | 117.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1960s | 176.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1970s | 244.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1980s | 309.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1990s | 354.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2000s | 378.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 2010s | 489.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2020s | 562.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Nauru or Niue?
- Nauru, at 580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 322.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Nauru and Niue?
- 257.64 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nauru ranks 198th and Niue ranks 199th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.