Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Kiribati

Kiribati: Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) was 5.86 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.86 %
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
181st
of 219 countries
All-time high
5.96 %
in 2008
All-time low
5.47 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Kiribati, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 5.5 %1991: 5.6 %1992: 5.6 %1993: 5.6 %1994: 5.7 %1995: 5.7 %1996: 5.7 %1997: 5.7 %1998: 5.7 %1999: 5.7 %2000: 5.7 %2001: 5.6 %2002: 5.7 %2003: 5.7 %2004: 5.7 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 5.9 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 6 %2009: 5.9 %2010: 5.9 %2011: 5.8 %2012: 5.8 %2013: 6 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 5.9 %2016: 5.9 %2017: 5.9 %2018: 5.9 %2019: 6 %2020: 6 %2021: 6 %2022: 6 %2023: 5.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 5.86 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Kiribati peaked at 5.96 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.47 %, in 1990.

Kiribati ranks 181st of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions Share (CH4) in Kiribati, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 5.47 % —
1991 5.57 % +1.8%
1992 5.59 % +0.4%
1993 5.64 % +0.9%
1994 5.68 % +0.7%
1995 5.72 % +0.7%
1996 5.72 % +0.0%
1997 5.65 % -1.2%
1998 5.7 % +0.9%
1999 5.67 % -0.5%
2000 5.7 % +0.5%
2001 5.64 % -1.1%
2002 5.67 % +0.5%
2003 5.67 % +0.0%
2004 5.69 % +0.4%
2005 5.87 % +3.2%
2006 5.93 % +1.0%
2007 5.86 % -1.2%
2008 5.96 % +1.7%
2009 5.88 % -1.3%
2010 5.9 % +0.3%
2011 5.84 % -1.0%
2012 5.76 % -1.4%
2013 5.96 % +3.5%
2014 5.92 % -0.7%
2015 5.89 % -0.5%
2016 5.86 % -0.5%
2017 5.94 % +1.4%
2018 5.94 % +0.0%
2019 5.95 % +0.2%
2020 5.95 % +0.0%
2021 5.95 % +0.0%
2022 5.95 % +0.0%
2023 5.86 % -1.5%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 5.86 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.12 %, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 5.86 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.32 %, 41% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.64 % 5.47 % 5.72 % 10
2000s 5.79 % 5.64 % 5.96 % 10
2010s 5.9 % 5.76 % 5.96 % 10
2020s 5.93 % 5.86 % 5.95 % 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

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  3. 180 Solomon Islands 6.07 % compare
  4. 182 Honduras 5.73 % compare
  5. 183 Barbados 5.64 % compare
  6. 184 Spain 5.55 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Kiribati?
Energy — emissions share in Kiribati was 5.86 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 5.96 % in 2008.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 5.47 % in 1990.
How does Kiribati rank for energy — emissions share?
Kiribati ranks 181st out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,311 data points, 1990–2023
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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.