Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Kiribati, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Kiribati is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Kiribati peaked at 2.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1978.
Kiribati ranks 73rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | -0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Kiribati?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Kiribati was 1.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1978.
- How does Kiribati rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.