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Per capita methane emissions in Nauru

Nauru: Per capita methane emissions was 0.1611 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1611
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
197th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.1812
in 2003
All-time low
0.0795
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Nauru, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 0.1611 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Nauru peaked at 0.1812 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0795, in 1850.

That places Nauru 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in Nauru, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0795 —
1851 0.0803 +0.9%
1852 0.081 +0.9%
1853 0.0818 +0.9%
1854 0.0826 +1.0%
1855 0.0834 +0.9%
1856 0.0841 +0.9%
1857 0.0849 +0.9%
1858 0.0857 +0.9%
1859 0.0864 +0.9%
1860 0.0872 +0.9%
1861 0.088 +0.9%
1862 0.0888 +0.9%
1863 0.0898 +1.2%
1864 0.0906 +0.9%
1865 0.0914 +0.8%
1866 0.0922 +0.8%
1867 0.093 +0.9%
1868 0.0938 +0.8%
1869 0.0945 +0.8%
1870 0.0955 +1.1%
1871 0.0972 +1.7%
1872 0.0987 +1.6%
1873 0.1003 +1.6%
1874 0.1018 +1.5%
1875 0.1034 +1.5%
1876 0.1049 +1.5%
1877 0.1065 +1.5%
1878 0.108 +1.4%
1879 0.1096 +1.5%
1880 0.1112 +1.4%
1881 0.1126 +1.3%
1882 0.1141 +1.3%
1883 0.1155 +1.3%
1884 0.1171 +1.3%
1885 0.1186 +1.3%
1886 0.1201 +1.3%
1887 0.1216 +1.2%
1888 0.1231 +1.3%
1889 0.1246 +1.2%
1890 0.1261 +1.2%
1891 0.128 +1.5%
1892 0.13 +1.6%
1893 0.1319 +1.4%
1894 0.1338 +1.5%
1895 0.1358 +1.5%
1896 0.1377 +1.5%
1897 0.1397 +1.4%
1898 0.1417 +1.4%
1899 0.1436 +1.4%
1900 0.1456 +1.4%
1901 0.1473 +1.2%
1902 0.1489 +1.1%
1903 0.1506 +1.1%
1904 0.1522 +1.1%
1905 0.154 +1.1%
1906 0.1556 +1.1%
1907 0.1573 +1.1%
1908 0.1589 +1.0%
1909 0.1607 +1.1%
1910 0.1623 +1.0%
1911 0.1637 +0.9%
1912 0.1651 +0.8%
1913 0.1665 +0.9%
1914 0.1678 +0.8%
1915 0.1692 +0.8%
1916 0.1707 +0.8%
1917 0.1721 +0.9%
1918 0.1734 +0.7%
1919 0.1734 -0.0%
1920 0.1719 -0.9%
1921 0.1698 -1.2%
1922 0.1663 -2.0%
1923 0.1618 -2.7%
1924 0.1573 -2.8%
1925 0.153 -2.7%
1926 0.1487 -2.8%
1927 0.1445 -2.8%
1928 0.1405 -2.8%
1929 0.1377 -2.0%
1930 0.136 -1.2%
1931 0.1359 -0.1%
1932 0.1369 +0.7%
1933 0.139 +1.5%
1934 0.1411 +1.5%
1935 0.1432 +1.5%
1936 0.1453 +1.5%
1937 0.1474 +1.5%
1938 0.1496 +1.4%
1939 0.1513 +1.2%
1940 0.1526 +0.9%
1941 0.1538 +0.7%
1942 0.1542 +0.3%
1943 0.1546 +0.3%
1944 0.1546 -0.0%
1945 0.1546 +0.0%
1946 0.1548 +0.1%
1947 0.155 +0.1%
1948 0.1552 +0.1%
1949 0.1551 -0.1%
1950 0.1513 -2.5%
1951 0.1503 -0.7%
1952 0.15 -0.2%
1953 0.1504 +0.3%
1954 0.151 +0.4%
1955 0.151 +0.0%
1956 0.15 -0.7%
1957 0.1491 -0.6%
1958 0.1486 -0.4%
1959 0.1476 -0.7%
1960 0.1469 -0.5%
1961 0.1526 +3.9%
1962 0.1506 -1.3%
1963 0.1476 -2.0%
1964 0.1437 -2.6%
1965 0.1415 -1.5%
1966 0.1398 -1.2%
1967 0.1412 +1.0%
1968 0.1418 +0.4%
1969 0.1413 -0.3%
1970 0.1415 +0.2%
1971 0.1448 +2.3%
1972 0.1509 +4.2%
1973 0.1568 +3.9%
1974 0.1624 +3.6%
1975 0.1655 +1.9%
1976 0.1557 -6.0%
1977 0.1486 -4.6%
1978 0.1522 +2.4%
1979 0.1549 +1.8%
1980 0.1573 +1.5%
1981 0.165 +4.9%
1982 0.1672 +1.3%
1983 0.1688 +1.0%
1984 0.157 -7.0%
1985 0.16 +1.9%
1986 0.1625 +1.6%
1987 0.1647 +1.4%
1988 0.1667 +1.2%
1989 0.164 -1.6%
1990 0.1659 +1.2%
1991 0.1674 +0.9%
1992 0.1698 +1.4%
1993 0.1732 +2.0%
1994 0.1731 -0.0%
1995 0.1733 +0.1%
1996 0.1739 +0.4%
1997 0.1743 +0.2%
1998 0.1741 -0.1%
1999 0.1746 +0.3%
2000 0.1663 -4.8%
2001 0.1736 +4.4%
2002 0.1791 +3.1%
2003 0.1812 +1.2%
2004 0.1795 -0.9%
2005 0.1756 -2.2%
2006 0.1715 -2.3%
2007 0.1737 +1.3%
2008 0.1779 +2.4%
2009 0.1788 +0.5%
2010 0.1809 +1.2%
2011 0.1802 -0.4%
2012 0.1789 -0.7%
2013 0.1766 -1.3%
2014 0.1746 -1.1%
2015 0.1726 -1.2%
2016 0.1703 -1.3%
2017 0.1681 -1.3%
2018 0.1661 -1.2%
2019 0.1656 -0.3%
2020 0.1649 -0.5%
2021 0.1636 -0.7%
2022 0.1627 -0.6%
2023 0.1622 -0.3%
2024 0.1611 -0.7%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.1611 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 16% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.1611 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.083 0.0795 0.0864 10
1860s 0.0909 0.0872 0.0945 10
1870s 0.1026 0.0955 0.1096 10
1880s 0.1178 0.1112 0.1246 10
1890s 0.1348 0.1261 0.1436 10
1900s 0.1531 0.1456 0.1607 10
1910s 0.1684 0.1623 0.1734 10
1920s 0.1552 0.1377 0.1719 10
1930s 0.1425 0.1359 0.1513 10
1940s 0.1545 0.1526 0.1552 10
1950s 0.1499 0.1476 0.1513 10
1960s 0.1447 0.1398 0.1526 10
1970s 0.1533 0.1415 0.1655 10
1980s 0.1633 0.157 0.1688 10
1990s 0.172 0.1659 0.1746 10
2000s 0.1757 0.1663 0.1812 10
2010s 0.1734 0.1656 0.1809 10
2020s 0.1629 0.1611 0.1649 5

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 194 Japan 0.2329 compare
  2. 195 Kiribati 0.2304 compare
  3. 196 Aruba 0.2163 compare
  4. 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0966 compare
  5. 199 Macao 0.0723 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Nauru?
Per capita methane emissions in Nauru was 0.1611 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1812 in 2003.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0795 in 1850.
How does Nauru rank for per capita methane emissions?
Nauru ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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