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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.