Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Nauru
Nauru: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0058 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Nauru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Nauru stood at 0.0058 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Nauru peaked at 0.0076 kt per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Nauru 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Nauru, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -74.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +219.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2007 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0058 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0163 kt per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0058 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0107 kt per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 | +219.8% | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -74.3% | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +47.1% | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -40.2% | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +40.2% | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -30.8% | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 132 Latvia 0.0064 kt per square kilometre compare
- 133 Estonia 0.0062 kt per square kilometre compare
- 134 Australia 0.0062 kt per square kilometre compare
- 136 Eritrea 0.0053 kt per square kilometre compare
- 137 Cuba 0.0053 kt per square kilometre compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.0052 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Nauru?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Nauru was 0.0058 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 135th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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 (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.