Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Kiribati is 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Kiribati peaked at 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
Kiribati ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 192 Jamaica 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Syria 0.2487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Japan 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 196 Aruba 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 197 Nauru 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0966 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 methane emissions in Kiribati?
- Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati was 0.2304 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 methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Kiribati rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.