Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nauru
Nauru: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.0002 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nauru peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 135th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nauru, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +230.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +230.0% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -75.0% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -41.2% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +45.5% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +44.4% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -30.0% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 132 Latvia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 133 Estonia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 134 Australia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 136 Eritrea 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cuba 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Nauru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.3975 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0787 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nauru?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Nauru was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.