Nauru vs Tuvalu: How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Nauru
4,535 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
1,633 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
2nd
How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time
- Nauru
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 4,535 metric tons per square kilometre against 1,633 metric tons per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 2,902 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes Nauru's figure about 2.8 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 metric tons per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 5.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 metric tons per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 7.65 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.07 metric tons per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 19.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 19.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1917 metric tons per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 19.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 82.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 62.95 metric tons per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 225.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 345.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 120.3 metric tons per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 5,248 metric tons per square kilometre | 1,142 metric tons per square kilometre | 4,107 metric tons per square kilometre | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Nauru or Tuvalu?
- Nauru, at 4,535 metric tons per square kilometre against 1,633 metric tons per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 2,902 metric tons per square kilometre, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.