Per capita co2 including land in Kiribati
Kiribati: Per capita co2 including land was 0.5386 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 including land in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 including land in Kiribati stood at 0.5386.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 including land in Kiribati peaked at 0.6022 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Per capita co2 including land in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1516 | — |
| 1962 | 0.2218 | +46.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3605 | +62.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3516 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2056 | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2019 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3996 | +97.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5937 | +48.6% |
| 1969 | 0.195 | -67.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3821 | +96.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4996 | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4289 | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6022 | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5385 | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5405 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5434 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3647 | -32.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3671 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4261 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4792 | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4717 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4062 | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3425 | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3369 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3305 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2691 | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3152 | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3077 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3005 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2936 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2878 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3303 | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3717 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3662 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3608 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.399 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3483 | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3421 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3364 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4134 | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 0.365 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4368 | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4279 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4575 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4858 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5128 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5025 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.457 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4473 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5392 | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4967 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4894 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4828 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4765 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5018 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4638 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5787 | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5702 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5617 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.552 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5422 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5335 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5228 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5386 | +3.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.5386 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.91, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.5386 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.85, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 including land in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +97.9% | 0.2019 | 0.3996 |
| 1970 | +96.0% | 0.195 | 0.3821 |
| 1969 | -67.2% | 0.5937 | 0.195 |
| 1963 | +62.6% | 0.2218 | 0.3605 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 | 0.1516 | 0.5937 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4693 | 0.3647 | 0.6022 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 | 0.2691 | 0.4792 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3436 | 0.2878 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4506 | 0.365 | 0.5128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 | 0.4638 | 0.5787 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5378 | 0.5228 | 0.552 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 including land in Kiribati?
- Per capita co2 including land in Kiribati was 0.5386 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 including land recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6022 in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 including land recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for per capita co2 including land?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 including land rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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