How have things changed?, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: How have things changed?, per capita was 7.31 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Nauru, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 7.31 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 28,956.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Nauru peaked at 10.54 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 metric tons per person, in 1974.
Nauru ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0165 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0163 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.017 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0178 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.017 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0172 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.019 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0193 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0376 metric tons per person | +95.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0495 metric tons per person | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0493 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0472 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0431 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0412 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0393 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0374 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0356 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.034 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.037 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0419 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0475 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0586 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0253 metric tons per person | -56.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0223 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.025 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0239 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7977 metric tons per person | +3242.0% |
| 2019 | 2.89 metric tons per person | +262.7% |
| 2020 | 8.39 metric tons per person | +190.1% |
| 2021 | 10.54 metric tons per person | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 9.16 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 7.64 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 7.31 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 7.31 metric tons per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 531.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 7.31 metric tons per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0382 metric tons per person, 191.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3242.0% | 0.0239 metric tons per person | 0.7977 metric tons per person |
| 2019 | +262.7% | 0.7977 metric tons per person | 2.89 metric tons per person |
| 2020 | +190.1% | 2.89 metric tons per person | 8.39 metric tons per person |
| 1992 | +95.0% | 0.0193 metric tons per person | 0.0376 metric tons per person |
| 2011 | -56.9% | 0.0586 metric tons per person | 0.0253 metric tons per person |
| 1993 | +31.6% | 0.0376 metric tons per person | 0.0495 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 metric tons per person | 0.0152 metric tons per person | 0.0171 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.016 metric tons per person | 0.0144 metric tons per person | 0.0178 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 metric tons per person | 0.017 metric tons per person | 0.0192 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 metric tons per person | 0.0187 metric tons per person | 0.0495 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0383 metric tons per person | 0.0298 metric tons per person | 0.0529 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.392 metric tons per person | 0.0223 metric tons per person | 2.89 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.61 metric tons per person | 7.31 metric tons per person | 10.54 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Nauru?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Nauru was 7.31 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 metric tons per person in 1974.
- How does Nauru rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28,956.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.