Methane emissions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Methane emissions was 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
190th
of 199 countries
All-time high
31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
2,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Kiribati, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Kiribati peaked at 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Kiribati 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 3,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 3,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 4,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 4,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 6,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 187 Grenada 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 189 Palau 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 192 Aruba 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 193 Cook Islands 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Kiribati
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 136,488 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 86,513 (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Kiribati?
- Methane emissions in Kiribati was 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Kiribati rank for methane emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.