Equatorial Guinea vs Nauru: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Equatorial Guinea
5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
69th
Nauru rank
68th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Nauru ranks 68th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 14 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.3521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.3316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.3413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1990s | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2000s | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Equatorial Guinea or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Equatorial Guinea and Nauru?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nauru rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Nauru ranks 68th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.