Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Nauru

Nauru: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 1.06 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.06 %
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
205th
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.28 %
in 2011
All-time low
0.39 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Nauru, 1990–2023

0.40.60.811.21990200620231990: 0.39 %1991: 0.39 %1992: 0.42 %1993: 0.45 %1994: 0.47 %1995: 0.49 %1996: 0.51 %1997: 0.51 %1998: 0.53 %1999: 0.57 %2000: 0.62 %2001: 0.65 %2002: 0.68 %2003: 0.79 %2004: 0.8 %2005: 0.84 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1.1 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 1.2 %2013: 1.1 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 1.1 %2022: 1.1 %2023: 1.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 1.06 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Nauru peaked at 1.28 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.39 %, in 1990.

That places Nauru 205th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Nauru, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 0.39 %
1991 0.39 % +0.0%
1992 0.42 % +7.7%
1993 0.45 % +7.1%
1994 0.47 % +4.4%
1995 0.49 % +4.3%
1996 0.51 % +4.1%
1997 0.51 % +0.0%
1998 0.53 % +3.9%
1999 0.57 % +7.5%
2000 0.62 % +8.8%
2001 0.65 % +4.8%
2002 0.68 % +4.6%
2003 0.79 % +16.2%
2004 0.8 % +1.3%
2005 0.84 % +5.0%
2006 1.17 % +39.3%
2007 1.16 % -0.9%
2008 1.15 % -0.9%
2009 1.25 % +8.7%
2010 1.16 % -7.2%
2011 1.28 % +10.3%
2012 1.21 % -5.5%
2013 1.15 % -5.0%
2014 1.11 % -3.5%
2015 1.05 % -5.4%
2016 1.13 % +7.6%
2017 1.06 % -6.2%
2018 1.05 % -0.9%
2019 1.05 % +0.0%
2020 1.11 % +5.7%
2021 1.15 % +3.6%
2022 1.11 % -3.5%
2023 1.06 % -4.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +39.3% 0.84 % 1.17 %

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.473 % 0.39 % 0.57 % 10
2000s 0.911 % 0.62 % 1.25 % 10
2010s 1.12 % 1.05 % 1.28 % 10
2020s 1.11 % 1.06 % 1.15 % 4

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 202 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.09 % compare
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  3. 204 Niue 1.07 % compare
  4. 205 Nauru 1.06 % compare
  5. 207 Gabon 1.05 % compare
  6. 208 Ireland 0.96 % compare
  7. 208 Switzerland 0.96 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Nauru?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Nauru was 1.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 % in 2011.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.39 % in 1990.
How does Nauru rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Nauru ranks 205th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
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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.