Kiribati vs East Timor: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Kiribati
0.5386 tonnes per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.477 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
179th
East Timor rank
181st
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Kiribati
- East Timor
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.5386 tonnes per person against 0.477 tonnes per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0616 tonnes per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 179th and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3588 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.3176 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.3075 tonnes per person | 0.1431 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.4836 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.4745 tonnes per person | 0.0633 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Kiribati or East Timor?
- Kiribati, at 0.5386 tonnes per person against 0.477 tonnes per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Kiribati and East Timor?
- 0.0616 tonnes per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and East Timor?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and East Timor rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Kiribati ranks 179th and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.