emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0102 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati is 0.0102 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0132 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 tonnes per person, in 1969.
Kiribati ranks 194th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -41.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +59.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -53.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +52.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0102 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0102 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 | +59.2% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | -53.8% | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +52.6% | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Kiribati was 0.0102 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0132 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per person in 1969.
- How does Kiribati rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 194th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.