Kiribati vs Micronesia (country): Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Kiribati
100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
156,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
193rd
Micronesia (country) rank
191st

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Kiribati
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 156,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kiribati, a difference of 55,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.5 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 193rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 14 and Micronesia (country) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1850s 992.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 977.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1860s 1,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1870s 1,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 73.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1880s 1,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 122.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1890s 1,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 161.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1900s 1,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 250.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1910s 1,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 417.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1920s 1,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 550.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1930s 1,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 678.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1940s 2,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 933.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1950s 3,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1960s 19,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1970s 36,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1980s 34,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1990s 42,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 100,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Micronesia (country)
2000s 62,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 146,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Micronesia (country)
2010s 83,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 138,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Micronesia (country)
2020s 97,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 150,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Micronesia (country)

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 Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 156,143 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 Micronesia (country)?
55,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Micronesia (country)?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Micronesia (country) rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Kiribati ranks 193rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 191st 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.