Waste — Emissions per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in Nauru, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.05 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Nauru peaked at 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Nauru 215th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.44 t CO2eq/cap, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.052 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 215 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Niue 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Switzerland 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Syrian Arab Republic 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Zambia 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Nauru 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 215 Syria 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 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 waste — emissions per capita in Nauru?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Nauru was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Nauru rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Nauru ranks 215th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.