Kiribati vs Qatar: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Kiribati
201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Qatar
199.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kiribati rank
116th
Qatar rank
119th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Qatar
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 199.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Qatar, a difference of 2.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Kiribati ranks 116th and Qatar ranks 119th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 272.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 194.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 78.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 368.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 228.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 139.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 205.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 256.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 51.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Qatar |
| 2010s | 223.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 185.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 37.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 217.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 195.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 22.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Kiribati or Qatar?
- Kiribati, at 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 199.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Kiribati and Qatar?
- 2.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Qatar rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 116th and Qatar ranks 119th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.