Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 53.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati stood at 53.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati peaked at 68.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2012.
Kiribati ranks 89th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 | 51.7% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.6% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 65.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +16.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 53.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 53.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 51.7% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 39.3% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 30.9% | 53.6% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Kiribati was 53.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2012.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Kiribati ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.