Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre was 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.05 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 134th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.05 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1963 | 22.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 22.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1966 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1970 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 45.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 45.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 49.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 49.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 58.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 63.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 63.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 58.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.37 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356.9 tonnes per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre 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 | +100.0% | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +100.0% | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +66.7% | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.62 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1969 | -66.7% | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.57 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 45.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 63.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 85.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 85.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 131 Finland 97.94 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 132 Sweden 93.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 133 Ghana 92.39 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Samoa 88.34 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 136 Rwanda 85.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 137 Lesotho 84.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre in Kiribati was 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 89.34 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 134th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.