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Per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati

Kiribati: Per capita ghg emissions was 0.8241 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.8241
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8613
in 2017
All-time low
0.1205
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati stood at 0.8241.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati peaked at 0.8613 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1205, in 1900.

Kiribati ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.128 —
1851 0.1281 +0.1%
1852 0.1282 +0.1%
1853 0.1283 +0.1%
1854 0.1283 +0.0%
1855 0.1284 +0.0%
1856 0.1284 +0.0%
1857 0.1284 -0.0%
1858 0.1284 -0.0%
1859 0.1283 -0.0%
1860 0.1282 -0.1%
1861 0.1279 -0.3%
1862 0.1275 -0.3%
1863 0.1272 -0.3%
1864 0.1269 -0.3%
1865 0.1265 -0.3%
1866 0.1262 -0.3%
1867 0.1259 -0.3%
1868 0.1255 -0.3%
1869 0.1252 -0.3%
1870 0.1249 -0.3%
1871 0.1247 -0.1%
1872 0.1248 +0.1%
1873 0.1251 +0.2%
1874 0.1256 +0.3%
1875 0.1261 +0.4%
1876 0.1266 +0.4%
1877 0.127 +0.4%
1878 0.1274 +0.3%
1879 0.1276 +0.2%
1880 0.1276 -0.0%
1881 0.1272 -0.2%
1882 0.1271 -0.1%
1883 0.1269 -0.1%
1884 0.1268 -0.1%
1885 0.1266 -0.1%
1886 0.1264 -0.1%
1887 0.1262 -0.1%
1888 0.1261 -0.1%
1889 0.1259 -0.1%
1890 0.1272 +1.0%
1891 0.1262 -0.8%
1892 0.1252 -0.7%
1893 0.1244 -0.7%
1894 0.1236 -0.6%
1895 0.1229 -0.6%
1896 0.1223 -0.5%
1897 0.1217 -0.4%
1898 0.1213 -0.4%
1899 0.1208 -0.3%
1900 0.1205 -0.3%
1901 0.121 +0.4%
1902 0.1218 +0.7%
1903 0.1227 +0.8%
1904 0.1237 +0.8%
1905 0.1248 +0.9%
1906 0.1259 +0.9%
1907 0.1269 +0.8%
1908 0.1279 +0.8%
1909 0.1288 +0.7%
1910 0.1296 +0.6%
1911 0.13 +0.3%
1912 0.1304 +0.3%
1913 0.1307 +0.3%
1914 0.1311 +0.3%
1915 0.1314 +0.3%
1916 0.1317 +0.2%
1917 0.132 +0.2%
1918 0.1325 +0.4%
1919 0.1331 +0.4%
1920 0.1336 +0.4%
1921 0.1341 +0.4%
1922 0.1346 +0.3%
1923 0.1351 +0.4%
1924 0.1356 +0.4%
1925 0.1361 +0.4%
1926 0.1365 +0.3%
1927 0.1369 +0.3%
1928 0.1374 +0.3%
1929 0.1376 +0.2%
1930 0.1379 +0.2%
1931 0.1383 +0.3%
1932 0.1385 +0.1%
1933 0.1387 +0.2%
1934 0.139 +0.2%
1935 0.1393 +0.2%
1936 0.1403 +0.7%
1937 0.1413 +0.7%
1938 0.1424 +0.7%
1939 0.1434 +0.7%
1940 0.1445 +0.7%
1941 0.1473 +1.9%
1942 0.1505 +2.2%
1943 0.1541 +2.4%
1944 0.158 +2.5%
1945 0.1618 +2.4%
1946 0.1658 +2.5%
1947 0.1693 +2.1%
1948 0.1727 +2.0%
1949 0.1752 +1.5%
1950 0.1769 +0.9%
1951 0.1787 +1.1%
1952 0.1808 +1.1%
1953 0.1829 +1.2%
1954 0.1851 +1.2%
1955 0.1873 +1.2%
1956 0.1896 +1.2%
1957 0.1918 +1.2%
1958 0.1941 +1.2%
1959 0.1964 +1.2%
1960 0.1986 +1.1%
1961 0.34 +71.2%
1962 0.4106 +20.8%
1963 0.5495 +33.8%
1964 0.5648 +2.8%
1965 0.4172 -26.1%
1966 0.3998 -4.2%
1967 0.6003 +50.2%
1968 0.7981 +32.9%
1969 0.399 -50.0%
1970 0.583 +46.1%
1971 0.7065 +21.2%
1972 0.639 -9.5%
1973 0.8166 +27.8%
1974 0.7584 -7.1%
1975 0.7673 +1.2%
1976 0.7777 +1.4%
1977 0.6086 -21.7%
1978 0.6187 +1.7%
1979 0.6833 +10.4%
1980 0.74 +8.3%
1981 0.7319 -1.1%
1982 0.666 -9.0%
1983 0.6022 -9.6%
1984 0.5912 -1.8%
1985 0.5855 -1.0%
1986 0.5232 -10.6%
1987 0.5686 +8.7%
1988 0.5591 -1.7%
1989 0.5495 -1.7%
1990 0.5497 +0.0%
1991 0.5405 -1.7%
1992 0.5819 +7.7%
1993 0.6217 +6.8%
1994 0.6146 -1.1%
1995 0.6068 -1.3%
1996 0.6476 +6.7%
1997 0.5963 -7.9%
1998 0.5911 -0.9%
1999 0.5848 -1.1%
2000 0.6727 +15.0%
2001 0.6248 -7.1%
2002 0.7069 +13.1%
2003 0.6957 -1.6%
2004 0.7246 +4.1%
2005 0.7562 +4.4%
2006 0.7833 +3.6%
2007 0.774 -1.2%
2008 0.7293 -5.8%
2009 0.7154 -1.9%
2010 0.8083 +13.0%
2011 0.7638 -5.5%
2012 0.7597 -0.5%
2013 0.7541 -0.7%
2014 0.7499 -0.6%
2015 0.7789 +3.9%
2016 0.7443 -4.4%
2017 0.8613 +15.7%
2018 0.8534 -0.9%
2019 0.8464 -0.8%
2020 0.8354 -1.3%
2021 0.8261 -1.1%
2022 0.8183 -0.9%
2023 0.8078 -1.3%
2024 0.8241 +2.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.8241 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.8241 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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
1961 +71.2% 0.1986 0.34
1969 -50.0% 0.7981 0.399
1967 +50.2% 0.3998 0.6003
1970 +46.1% 0.399 0.583
1963 +33.8% 0.4106 0.5495
1968 +32.9% 0.6003 0.7981

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1283 0.128 0.1284 10
1860s 0.1267 0.1252 0.1282 10
1870s 0.126 0.1247 0.1276 10
1880s 0.1267 0.1259 0.1276 10
1890s 0.1236 0.1208 0.1272 10
1900s 0.1244 0.1205 0.1288 10
1910s 0.1313 0.1296 0.1331 10
1920s 0.1357 0.1336 0.1376 10
1930s 0.1399 0.1379 0.1434 10
1940s 0.1599 0.1445 0.1752 10
1950s 0.1864 0.1769 0.1964 10
1960s 0.4678 0.1986 0.7981 10
1970s 0.6959 0.583 0.8166 10
1980s 0.6117 0.5232 0.74 10
1990s 0.5935 0.5405 0.6476 10
2000s 0.7183 0.6248 0.7833 10
2010s 0.792 0.7443 0.8613 10
2020s 0.8224 0.8078 0.8354 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

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  2. 193 Haiti 1.01 compare
  3. 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 compare
  4. 196 Samoa 0.7139 compare
  5. 197 Burundi 0.6906 compare
  6. 198 Rwanda 0.6815 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati?
Per capita ghg emissions in Kiribati was 0.8241 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.8613 in 2017.
What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1205 in 1900.
How does Kiribati rank for per capita ghg emissions?
Kiribati ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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