Kiribati vs Liechtenstein: Methane emissions
Kiribati
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liechtenstein
24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
190th
Liechtenstein rank
191st
Methane emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liechtenstein, a difference of 6,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Liechtenstein's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liechtenstein ahead.
Kiribati ranks 190th and Liechtenstein ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Liechtenstein in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1860s | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1870s | 2,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1880s | 2,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1890s | 2,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1900s | 3,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1910s | 3,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1920s | 3,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1930s | 4,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1940s | 4,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1950s | 6,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1960s | 8,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 11,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 14,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 16,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 20,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 2010s | 25,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 29,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kiribati or Liechtenstein?
- Kiribati, at 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liechtenstein as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kiribati and Liechtenstein?
- 6,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Liechtenstein?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Liechtenstein rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 190th and Liechtenstein ranks 191st 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.