Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Kiribati
17.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
16.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
163rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Kiribati
  • Vanuatu
051015196119922024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 17.31 tonnes per person against 16.92 tonnes per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kiribati ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 1.44 tonnes per person 3.01 tonnes per person 1.58 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1970s 4.99 tonnes per person 7.46 tonnes per person 2.46 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1980s 8.42 tonnes per person 10.31 tonnes per person 1.89 tonnes per person Vanuatu
1990s 9.93 tonnes per person 12.06 tonnes per person 2.12 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2000s 11.95 tonnes per person 13.2 tonnes per person 1.26 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2010s 14.54 tonnes per person 14.65 tonnes per person 0.106 tonnes per person Vanuatu
2020s 16.77 tonnes per person 16.46 tonnes per person 0.3142 tonnes per person Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Kiribati or Vanuatu?
Kiribati, at 17.31 tonnes per person against 16.92 tonnes per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
0.39 tonnes per person, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Kiribati ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.