Christmas Island vs Kiribati: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Christmas Island
1.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Kiribati
2.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Kiribati rank
208th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Christmas Island
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.33 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island, a difference of 999,120 tonnes.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Kiribati ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 4 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 509,662 tonnes | 300,448 tonnes | 209,214 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes | 494,640 tonnes | 712,645 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 1.33 million tonnes | 863,483 tonnes | 466,547 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 164,879 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | 364,204 tonnes | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 857,816 tonnes | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Christmas Island or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 2.33 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Christmas Island and Kiribati?
- 999,120 tonnes, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Kiribati?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Kiribati rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Kiribati ranks 208th 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 by world region. 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.