Nauru vs Sweden: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Nauru
5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
92nd
Sweden rank
91st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Nauru
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Nauru ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 16.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2000s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Nauru or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.37 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 Nauru and Sweden?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Sweden rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Nauru ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 91st 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.