Kiribati vs Nauru: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Kiribati
0.0256 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.0262 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
77th
Nauru rank
74th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • Nauru
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.0262 kt per square kilometre against 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0006 kt per square kilometre.

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

Kiribati ranks 77th and Nauru ranks 74th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Nauru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 kt per square kilometre 0.0136 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1970s 0.0076 kt per square kilometre 0.0166 kt per square kilometre 0.0091 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1980s 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.0194 kt per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre Nauru
1990s 0.0136 kt per square kilometre 0.0233 kt per square kilometre 0.0097 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2000s 0.0168 kt per square kilometre 0.024 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 0.0211 kt per square kilometre 0.026 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre Nauru
2020s 0.0248 kt per square kilometre 0.0263 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Kiribati or Nauru?
Nauru, at 0.0262 kt per square kilometre against 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kiribati and Nauru?
0.0006 kt per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 77th and Nauru ranks 74th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.