Kiribati vs Saint Helena: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Kiribati
100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena
13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kiribati rank
193rd
Saint Helena rank
196th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Saint Helena
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena, a difference of 87,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 7.7 times Saint Helena's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 193rd and Saint Helena ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1850s 992.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 844.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1860s 1,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 155.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 903.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1870s 1,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 166.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 964.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1880s 1,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1890s 1,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 188.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1900s 1,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 202.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1910s 1,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 230.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1920s 1,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 271.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1930s 1,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 320.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1940s 2,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 392.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1950s 3,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 500.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1960s 19,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1970s 36,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 790.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1980s 34,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
1990s 42,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
2000s 62,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
2010s 83,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati
2020s 97,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kiribati

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 Saint Helena?
Kiribati, at 100,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kiribati and Saint Helena?
87,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Saint Helena?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Saint Helena rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Kiribati ranks 193rd and Saint Helena ranks 196th 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.