Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1809 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.1809 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.303 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0882, in 1995.
Kiribati ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1008 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1119 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.098 | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0992 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1002 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0882 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0892 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0906 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0895 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0932 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1473 | +58.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1371 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1999 | +45.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2102 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2195 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2877 | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2923 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2639 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.303 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2552 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2651 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2395 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2216 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2216 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.221 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2039 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2072 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2036 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2162 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2098 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2059 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2073 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1858 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1806 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1809 | +0.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.1809 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.1809 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1652, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +58.1% | 0.0932 | 0.1473 |
| 2002 | +45.8% | 0.1371 | 0.1999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0961 | 0.0882 | 0.1119 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2316 | 0.1371 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.221 | 0.2036 | 0.2651 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1921 | 0.1806 | 0.2073 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Kiribati was 0.1809 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.303 in 2008.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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