Djibouti vs Kiribati: CO₂ emissions per capita
Djibouti
0.4826 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati
0.5386 tonnes per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
180th
Kiribati rank
179th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Djibouti
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.5386 tonnes per person against 0.4826 tonnes per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.056 tonnes per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 180th and Kiribati ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7881 tonnes per person | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.4902 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.9646 tonnes per person | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.4953 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.8869 tonnes per person | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.531 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.4997 tonnes per person | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.1561 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.5015 tonnes per person | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.0509 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.4229 tonnes per person | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.0932 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.4733 tonnes per person | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.0645 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Djibouti or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 0.5386 tonnes per person against 0.4826 tonnes per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Djibouti and Kiribati?
- 0.056 tonnes per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kiribati?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Kiribati rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 180th and Kiribati ranks 179th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.