Equatorial Guinea vs Nauru: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Equatorial Guinea
0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
199th
Nauru rank
196th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.8 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th and Nauru ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 16 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.0237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.0322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.0682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Nauru?
- 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nauru rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th and Nauru ranks 196th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.