Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati is 0.5386 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.6024 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2219 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3607 tonnes per person | +62.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3517 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2057 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.202 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3997 tonnes per person | +97.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5939 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 1969 | 0.195 tonnes per person | -67.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3823 tonnes per person | +96.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4998 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4291 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6024 tonnes per person | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5387 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5407 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5436 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3648 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3672 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4262 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4794 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4719 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4062 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3426 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.337 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3306 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2692 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3153 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3078 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3005 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2937 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2879 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3303 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3718 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3663 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3608 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3991 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3483 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3422 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3364 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4135 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 0.365 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4368 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.428 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4576 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4859 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5129 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5026 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.457 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4474 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5393 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4967 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4895 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4828 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4766 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5019 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4639 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5788 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5702 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5618 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5521 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5423 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5336 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5228 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5386 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.5386 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91 tonnes per person, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.5386 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85 tonnes per person, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +97.9% | 0.202 tonnes per person | 0.3997 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +96.0% | 0.195 tonnes per person | 0.3823 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | -67.2% | 0.5939 tonnes per person | 0.195 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +62.6% | 0.2219 tonnes per person | 0.3607 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.298 tonnes per person | 0.1516 tonnes per person | 0.5939 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4695 tonnes per person | 0.3648 tonnes per person | 0.6024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.2692 tonnes per person | 0.4794 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3437 tonnes per person | 0.2879 tonnes per person | 0.3991 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4507 tonnes per person | 0.365 tonnes per person | 0.5129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.4639 tonnes per person | 0.5788 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5379 tonnes per person | 0.5228 tonnes per person | 0.5521 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kiribati
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4434 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Kiribati was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6024 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.