Kiribati vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita methane emissions
Kiribati
0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
195th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
198th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Kiribati
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.4 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Kiribati ranks 195th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.2221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Kiribati or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Kiribati, at 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Kiribati and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 198th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.