Per capita ghg emissions in Nauru
Nauru: Per capita ghg emissions was 5.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.34
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.59
in 1986
All-time low
0.09
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Nauru, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Nauru is 5.34, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Nauru peaked at 18.59 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1850.
Nauru ranks 93rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.09 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0909 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0919 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0928 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0938 | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0947 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0956 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0965 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0974 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0982 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.099 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0998 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1007 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1018 | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1026 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1034 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1042 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1051 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1059 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1067 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1078 | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1096 | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1116 | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1137 | +1.9% |
| 1874 | 0.116 | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1183 | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1206 | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1229 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1251 | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1273 | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1292 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1308 | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1325 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1341 | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1358 | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1374 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1391 | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1407 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1424 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.144 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.147 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1484 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.15 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1515 | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1531 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.1549 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1567 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1586 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1606 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1625 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1646 | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 0.1665 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1685 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.1707 | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1729 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1753 | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1776 | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1799 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1822 | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1844 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.1865 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1882 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.1898 | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.1914 | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.193 | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1946 | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1962 | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1979 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1994 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.1994 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1977 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1953 | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1913 | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1861 | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.181 | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1761 | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1713 | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1664 | -2.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1617 | -2.8% |
| 1929 | 0.1584 | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1564 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1561 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1571 | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1594 | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1618 | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1642 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1666 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1691 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1715 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1735 | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1751 | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1767 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1779 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1794 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.1806 | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1819 | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1834 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1849 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1861 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1866 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1824 | -2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1812 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1807 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1811 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1816 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1815 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1801 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1788 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.178 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1766 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1757 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1844 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.182 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1785 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 5.47 | +2964.4% |
| 1965 | 5.81 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.61 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 7.91 | +40.9% |
| 1968 | 7.68 | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.16 | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 9.97 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 13.15 | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 11.45 | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 12.43 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 14.45 | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 14.83 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 14.67 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.99 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 15.71 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 15.36 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 16.43 | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 16.04 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 15.66 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 15.32 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 15.02 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 14.73 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.59 | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 17.76 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 17.36 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 16.94 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 13.12 | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 12.82 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 12.25 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 11.43 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 11.02 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.64 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.26 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.25 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.89 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 9.18 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 8.83 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.15 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 7.83 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.76 | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 6.39 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.58 | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 4.23 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 4.24 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.23 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.59 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.21 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 4.14 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.74 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 4.98 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.23 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.81 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 5.06 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.99 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.63 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 4.92 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.14 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.34 | +3.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5.34 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 68% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +2964.4% | 0.1785 | 5.47 |
| 1967 | +40.9% | 5.61 | 7.91 |
| 1969 | +32.3% | 7.68 | 10.16 |
| 1971 | +31.9% | 9.97 | 13.15 |
| 2006 | -28.5% | 6.4 | 4.58 |
| 1986 | +26.3% | 14.73 | 18.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0942 | 0.09 | 0.0982 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1029 | 0.099 | 0.1067 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1173 | 0.1078 | 0.1273 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1366 | 0.1292 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1543 | 0.147 | 0.1625 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1743 | 0.1646 | 0.1844 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1936 | 0.1865 | 0.1994 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1785 | 0.1584 | 0.1977 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1636 | 0.1561 | 0.1735 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1813 | 0.1751 | 0.1866 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1802 | 0.1766 | 0.1824 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.34 | 0.1757 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8 | 9.97 | 15.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.39 | 14.73 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.09 | 9.18 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 | 4.23 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.14 | 5.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.34 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Nauru?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Nauru was 5.34 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1850.
- How does Nauru rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Nauru ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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