Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Kiribati
Kiribati: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5386 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
160th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6022 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.1516 tonnes per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Kiribati stood at 0.5386 tonnes per person.
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 emissions from oil in Kiribati peaked at 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 160th out of 213 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 emissions from oil in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2218 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3605 tonnes per person | +62.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3516 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2019 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3996 tonnes per person | +97.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5937 tonnes per person | +48.6% |
| 1969 | 0.195 tonnes per person | -67.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3821 tonnes per person | +96.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4996 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4289 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6022 tonnes per person | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5385 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5405 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5434 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3647 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3671 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4261 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4792 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4717 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4062 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3425 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3369 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3305 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2691 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3152 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3077 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3005 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2936 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2878 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3303 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3717 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3662 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3608 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.399 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3483 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3421 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3364 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4134 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 0.365 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4368 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4279 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4575 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4858 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5128 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5025 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.457 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4473 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5392 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4967 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4894 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4828 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4765 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5018 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4638 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5787 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5702 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5617 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.552 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5422 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5335 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5228 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5386 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.5386 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.5386 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 tonnes per person | 0.3996 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | +96.0% | 0.195 tonnes per person | 0.3821 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | -67.2% | 0.5937 tonnes per person | 0.195 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +62.6% | 0.2218 tonnes per person | 0.3605 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 0.1516 tonnes per person | 0.5937 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.3647 tonnes per person | 0.6022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.2691 tonnes per person | 0.4792 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.2878 tonnes per person | 0.399 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.365 tonnes per person | 0.5128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.4638 tonnes per person | 0.5787 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.5228 tonnes per person | 0.552 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 157 Kyrgyzstan 0.5612 tonnes per person compare
- 158 Cambodia 0.5546 tonnes per person compare
- 159 Philippines 0.5533 tonnes per person compare
- 161 Equatorial Guinea 0.5266 tonnes per person compare
- 162 Armenia 0.5196 tonnes per person compare
- 163 India 0.5151 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions from oil in Kiribati?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Kiribati was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kiribati ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.