Nauru vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Nitrous oxide emissions
Nauru
580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nauru rank
198th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
195th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nauru
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nauru, a difference of 1,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 3.9 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Nauru ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 22.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 27.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 35.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 37.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 40.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 48.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 54.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 60.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 83.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 117.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 176.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1970s | 244.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1980s | 309.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1990s | 354.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2000s | 378.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 489.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 562.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Nauru or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nauru ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 195th 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.