Aruba vs Kiribati: Methane emissions
Aruba
23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
192nd
Kiribati rank
190th
Methane emissions over time
- Aruba
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba, a difference of 7,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Aruba ranks 192nd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 10 and Kiribati in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 770.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 1,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 1,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 1,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 909.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 2,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 829.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 1,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 2,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 5,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1930s | 8,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1940s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1950s | 11,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1960s | 12,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1970s | 14,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1980s | 14,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1990s | 18,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2000s | 69,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2010s | 26,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 640.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2020s | 23,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Aruba or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Aruba and Kiribati?
- 7,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Kiribati?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Kiribati rank globally for methane emissions?
- Aruba ranks 192nd and Kiribati ranks 190th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.