Kiribati vs Montserrat: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Kiribati
2.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Montserrat
1.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Kiribati rank
208th
Montserrat rank
209th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Montserrat
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.33 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Montserrat, a difference of 650,160 tonnes.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times Montserrat's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 208th and Montserrat ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,318 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 54,502 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 300,448 tonnes | 131,538 tonnes | 168,910 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 561,325 tonnes | 336,355 tonnes | 224,970 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 805,347 tonnes | 628,010 tonnes | 177,338 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.17 million tonnes | 976,456 tonnes | 188,696 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.69 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 289,456 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 2.19 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 560,132 tonnes | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Kiribati or Montserrat?
- Kiribati, at 2.33 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Montserrat as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Kiribati and Montserrat?
- 650,160 tonnes, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Montserrat?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Montserrat rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 208th and Montserrat ranks 209th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.