CO₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati is 0.5386 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 179th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.1516 tonnes per person | 0.5937 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.3647 tonnes per person | 0.6022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.2691 tonnes per person | 0.4792 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.2878 tonnes per person | 0.399 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.365 tonnes per person | 0.5128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.4638 tonnes per person | 0.5787 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.5228 tonnes per person | 0.552 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Kiribati
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 136,488 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 86,513 (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Kiribati was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.