China vs Nauru: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
0.0031 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
53rd
Nauru rank
51st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.0031 kt per square kilometre against 0.003 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
China ranks 53rd and Nauru ranks 51st of 186 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, China or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.0031 kt per square kilometre against 0.003 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between China and Nauru?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nauru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nauru rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 53rd and Nauru ranks 51st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.