Kiribati vs Nauru: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kiribati
0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nauru
0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
195th
Nauru rank
196th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru, a difference of 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 195th and Nauru ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 16 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1910s | 0.0229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nauru |
| 1920s | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th 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.