Iceland vs Kiribati: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Iceland
2,682 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
2,786 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland rank
173rd
Kiribati rank
172nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Iceland
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,682 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 104 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 173rd and Kiribati ranks 172nd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Kiribati in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 993.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 86.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 906.37 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1,240 tonnes per square kilometre | 370.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 868.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1,453 tonnes per square kilometre | 692.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 760.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1,688 tonnes per square kilometre | 994.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 693.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,992 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,438 tonnes per square kilometre | 553.21 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,092 tonnes per square kilometre | 276.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Iceland |
| 2020s | 2,624 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,657 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Iceland or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 2,786 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,682 tonnes per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Iceland and Kiribati?
- 104 tonnes per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kiribati?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Kiribati rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Iceland ranks 173rd and Kiribati ranks 172nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.