Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati stood at 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati peaked at 0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 192 Gambia 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 196 Samoa 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Burundi 0.6906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 198 Rwanda 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Kiribati
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 136,488 (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 86,513 (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5386 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Kiribati was 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Kiribati rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.