Kiribati vs Liechtenstein: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Kiribati
100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liechtenstein
142,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
193rd
Liechtenstein rank
192nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Kiribati
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Liechtenstein currently reports 142,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati, a difference of 41,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liechtenstein ahead.
Kiribati ranks 193rd and Liechtenstein ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Liechtenstein in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 992.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1860s | 1,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1870s | 1,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1880s | 1,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1890s | 1,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1900s | 1,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1910s | 1,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1920s | 1,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1930s | 1,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 2,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 3,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1960s | 19,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 36,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 34,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 42,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 62,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 2010s | 83,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
| 2020s | 97,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liechtenstein |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kiribati or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein, at 142,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kiribati and Liechtenstein?
- 41,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liechtenstein 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Kiribati ranks 193rd and Liechtenstein ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.