Nauru vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita methane emissions
Nauru
0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru rank
197th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
198th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Nauru
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.7 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Nauru ranks 197th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 0.1456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Nauru or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Nauru, at 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Nauru ranks 197th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.