Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru
Nauru: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
196th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru stood at 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru peaked at 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Nauru 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 193 North Korea 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Hong Kong 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 198 Solomon Islands 0.0424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 199 Equatorial Guinea 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Share of adults who are obese 71.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Nauru was 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Nauru rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nauru ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.