Energy — Emissions per capita in Kiribati

Kiribati: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.53 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
182nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.57 t CO2eq/cap
in 2017
All-time low
0.3 t CO2eq/cap
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions per capita in Kiribati, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.31 t CO2eq/cap1991: 0.3 t CO2eq/cap1992: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap1993: 0.39 t CO2eq/cap1994: 0.38 t CO2eq/cap1995: 0.38 t CO2eq/cap1996: 0.37 t CO2eq/cap1997: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap1998: 0.36 t CO2eq/cap1999: 0.35 t CO2eq/cap2000: 0.43 t CO2eq/cap2001: 0.42 t CO2eq/cap2002: 0.41 t CO2eq/cap2003: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2004: 0.44 t CO2eq/cap2005: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2006: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2007: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2008: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2009: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2010: 0.56 t CO2eq/cap2011: 0.51 t CO2eq/cap2012: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2013: 0.47 t CO2eq/cap2014: 0.53 t CO2eq/cap2015: 0.49 t CO2eq/cap2016: 0.48 t CO2eq/cap2017: 0.57 t CO2eq/cap2018: 0.56 t CO2eq/cap2019: 0.55 t CO2eq/cap2020: 0.54 t CO2eq/cap2021: 0.5 t CO2eq/cap2022: 0.52 t CO2eq/cap2023: 0.53 t CO2eq/cap

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 182nd out of 207 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 179 Mozambique 0.58 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 180 Sudan (former) 0.56 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 181 Nepal 0.55 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 183 Togo 0.51 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 184 Liberia 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 185 Djibouti 0.46 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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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 182nd out of 207 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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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.