Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
192nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru stood at 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1960.
That places Nauru 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 13% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 189 North Korea 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Hong Kong 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Kiribati 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Solomon Islands 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Nauru was 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- How does Nauru rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 192nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.