Energy — Emissions per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Kiribati, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.53 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3 t CO2eq/cap, in 1991.
That places Kiribati 195th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +1.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.52 t CO2eq/cap, 15% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.355 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.457 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.519 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 energy — emissions per capita in Kiribati?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Kiribati was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 t CO2eq/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- How does Kiribati rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 195th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.