Kiribati vs Nauru: Greenhouse gas emissions
Kiribati
110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nauru
63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
194th
Nauru rank
196th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nauru, a difference of 46,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.7 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 194th and Nauru ranks 196th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 14 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 2,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 3,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 3,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 3,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 3,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 4,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 416.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 4,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 5,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 7,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 702.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 24,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1970s | 41,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1980s | 40,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 1990s | 48,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nauru |
| 2000s | 70,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 92,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 107,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 110,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 63,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 46,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 194th and Nauru ranks 196th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.