Per capita co2 oil in Kiribati

Kiribati: Per capita co2 oil was 0.5386 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5386
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
160th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6022
in 1973
All-time low
0.1516
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Per capita co2 oil in Kiribati, 1961–2024

0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita co2 oil 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 oil in Kiribati peaked at 0.6022 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516, 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 oil in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Per capita co2 oil in Kiribati, 1961 to 2024.
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 above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.5386 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.36, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita co2 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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 157 Kyrgyzstan 0.5612 compare
  2. 158 Cambodia 0.5546 compare
  3. 159 Philippines 0.5533 compare
  4. 161 Equatorial Guinea 0.5266 compare
  5. 162 Armenia 0.5196 compare
  6. 163 India 0.5151 compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co2 oil in Kiribati?
Per capita co2 oil in Kiribati was 0.5386 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.6022 in 1973.
What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for per capita co2 oil?
Kiribati ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co2 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita co2 oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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