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

Tuvalu, at 0.967 kt against 0.5859 kt in Nauru as of 2023.

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

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 Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Nauru

0.5859 kt

in 2023

Tuvalu

0.967 kt

in 2023

Nauru rank

227th

Tuvalu rank

226th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Nauru
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 0.967 kt against 0.5859 kt in Nauru, a difference of 0.3811 kt.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.7 times Nauru's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 227th and Tuvalu ranks 226th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3051 kt	0.7542 kt	0.4491 kt	Tuvalu
1970s	0.3726 kt	0.8737 kt	0.5011 kt	Tuvalu
1980s	0.4351 kt	0.9161 kt	0.481 kt	Tuvalu
1990s	0.5229 kt	0.9144 kt	0.3915 kt	Tuvalu
2000s	0.5379 kt	0.9313 kt	0.3934 kt	Tuvalu
2010s	0.5835 kt	0.9425 kt	0.359 kt	Tuvalu
2020s	0.589 kt	0.9588 kt	0.3698 kt	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Nauru or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 0.967 kt against 0.5859 kt in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Nauru and Tuvalu?: 0.3811 kt, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Nauru ranks 227th and Tuvalu ranks 226th 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