Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kiribati
Kiribati: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.5386 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5386 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
179th
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 relative to the global average 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
Kiribati recorded 0.5386 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kiribati peaked at 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1516 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 179th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616 tonnes per person, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.5386 tonnes per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.21 tonnes per person, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Kiribati?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 relative to the global average recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6022 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1516 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.