Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru
Nauru: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru is 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru peaked at 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.0919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.1018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1874 | 0.116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 0.1251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1901 | 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.1914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1924 | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1928 | 0.1617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1929 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.1691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1951 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2964.4% |
| 1965 | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.9% |
| 1968 | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 11.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 14.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 14.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 15.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 15.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 16.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 15.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 15.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 15.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.3% |
| 1987 | 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 16.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 12.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 12.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 68% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1967 | +40.9% | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1969 | +32.3% | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1971 | +31.9% | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2006 | -28.5% | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1986 | +26.3% | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Nauru was 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Nauru rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Nauru ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.