Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati

Kiribati: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0041 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1990–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0041990200620231990: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.004 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati stood at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

Kiribati ranks 115th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0016 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1992 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1993 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +30.0%
1994 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1995 0.0023 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
1996 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +22.5%
1997 0.0022 kt per square kilometre -22.8%
1998 0.0024 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
1999 0.002 kt per square kilometre -18.7%
2000 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +36.9%
2001 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -5.1%
2002 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +6.3%
2003 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
2004 0.003 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2005 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +19.7%
2006 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -3.4%
2008 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -1.3%
2009 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2010 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -33.7%
2011 0.0024 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2012 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +17.3%
2013 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +11.2%
2014 0.0031 kt per square kilometre -2.8%
2015 0.0029 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2016 0.003 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2017 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +28.9%
2018 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2019 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2020 0.0039 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2021 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
2023 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 kt per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0037 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 112 Morocco 0.0044 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 113 South Africa 0.0043 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 114 Egypt 0.0041 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 116 Indonesia 0.0041 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 117 Colombia 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 118 Oman 0.004 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Kiribati rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 115th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
197 places, 6,546 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.