Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nauru or Tokelau?

Nauru, at 0.5859 kt against 0.267 kt in Tokelau as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tokelau?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nauru vs Tokelau: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nauru

0.5859 kt

in 2023

Tokelau

0.267 kt

in 2023

Nauru rank

227th

Tokelau rank

230th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Nauru
Tokelau

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.5859 kt against 0.267 kt in Tokelau, a difference of 0.3189 kt.

That makes Nauru's figure about 2.2 times Tokelau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tokelau ahead.

Nauru ranks 227th and Tokelau ranks 230th of 232 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3051 kt	0.2217 kt	0.0835 kt	Nauru
1970s	0.3726 kt	0.2096 kt	0.163 kt	Nauru
1980s	0.4351 kt	0.2772 kt	0.1579 kt	Nauru
1990s	0.5229 kt	0.2901 kt	0.2328 kt	Nauru
2000s	0.5379 kt	0.2425 kt	0.2954 kt	Nauru
2010s	0.5835 kt	0.2339 kt	0.3496 kt	Nauru
2020s	0.589 kt	0.2639 kt	0.3252 kt	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nauru or Tokelau?: Nauru, at 0.5859 kt against 0.267 kt in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nauru and Tokelau?: 0.3189 kt, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tokelau?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Tokelau rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Nauru ranks 227th and Tokelau ranks 230th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf