Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.084 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.084 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.084 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.009 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +66.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0317 kt per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0725 kt per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 kt per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0679 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0815 kt per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0815 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0815 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0815 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0767 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.08 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.084 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.084 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0519 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.084 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2625 kt per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2), 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% | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +100.0% | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre |
| 1969 | -66.7% | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre |
| 1963 | +66.4% | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +50.1% | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +50.0% | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0349 kt per square kilometre | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.072 kt per square kilometre | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | 0.0815 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0805 kt per square kilometre | 0.0767 kt per square kilometre | 0.084 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 115 Kazakhstan 0.0878 kt per square kilometre compare
- 116 Latvia 0.0853 kt per square kilometre compare
- 117 Nepal 0.0844 kt per square kilometre compare
- 119 Ghana 0.0831 kt per square kilometre compare
- 120 Cambodia 0.0799 kt per square kilometre compare
- 121 Algeria 0.0798 kt per square kilometre compare
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 energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.084 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.084 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.