Kiribati vs Palau: Methane emissions
Kiribati
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau
37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
190th
Palau rank
189th
Methane emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati, a difference of 6,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 190th and Palau ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 12 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 579.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1860s | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 656.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1870s | 2,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 735.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1880s | 2,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 2,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 927.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 3,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 962.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 3,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 3,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 944.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 4,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 4,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 6,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 8,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 11,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1980s | 14,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 1990s | 16,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2000s | 20,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2010s | 25,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2020s | 29,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kiribati or Palau?
- Palau, at 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kiribati and Palau?
- 6,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 190th and Palau ranks 189th 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.