Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources

Kiribati
0 °C
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
0 °C
in 2024
Kiribati rank
203rd
Micronesia (country) rank
201st

Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time

  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati, a difference of 0 °C.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 203rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 201st of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 15 and Micronesia (country) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1880s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1890s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1900s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1910s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1920s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1930s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1940s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1950s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1960s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1970s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1980s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
1990s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Kiribati
2000s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Micronesia (country)
2010s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Micronesia (country)
2020s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Kiribati or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 0 °C against 0 °C in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
0 °C, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
Kiribati ranks 203rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 201st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.