Kiribati vs Montenegro: Carbon intensity of energy

Kiribati
201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Montenegro
200.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kiribati rank
116th
Montenegro rank
118th

Carbon intensity of energy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Montenegro
0100200300400198020022024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 200.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Montenegro, a difference of 0.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 116th and Montenegro ranks 118th of 204 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 176.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 178.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 1.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Montenegro
2010s 223.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 208.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 15.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Kiribati
2020s 217.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 215.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 1.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Kiribati or Montenegro?
Kiribati, at 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 200.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Montenegro as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Kiribati and Montenegro?
0.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Montenegro?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Montenegro rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
Kiribati ranks 116th and Montenegro ranks 118th 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 of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of energy
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.