Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru
Nauru: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 195 countries
All-time high
96.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
36.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru is 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru peaked at 96.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nauru ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 37.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 38.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 39.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 41.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 42.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 43.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 44.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 46.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 47.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 49.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 51.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 53.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 56.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 58.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 55.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 53.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 55.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 60.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 64.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 67.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 69.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 65.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 68.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 71.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 73.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 76.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 77.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 80.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 82.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 85.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 87.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 87.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 88.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 89.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 84.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 88.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 90.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 91.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 88.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 86.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 87.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 91.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 93.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 91.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 120.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 47.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 58.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 60.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 77.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 80.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 89.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 84.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 91.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 91.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 96.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 96.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 82 Romania 94.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 83 Nicaragua 94.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 84 Kenya 92.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 86 Belarus 91.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 87 Ukraine 90.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 88 United States 89.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Nauru was 91.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 96.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nauru rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions 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.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- 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
Methane emissions 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.