Azerbaijan vs Nauru: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Azerbaijan
5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
89th
Nauru rank
92nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Nauru
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Nauru ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 14 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 8.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2000s | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2010s | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Azerbaijan or Nauru?
- Azerbaijan, at 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Azerbaijan and Nauru?
- 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Nauru rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Nauru ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.