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Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati

Kiribati: Per capita methane emissions was 0.2304 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2304
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2304
in 2024
All-time low
0.1016
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati, 1850–2024

00.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Kiribati is 0.2304, 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1016, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1129 —
1851 0.1129 -0.1%
1852 0.1128 -0.1%
1853 0.1127 -0.1%
1854 0.1127 -0.1%
1855 0.1126 -0.1%
1856 0.1125 -0.1%
1857 0.1124 -0.1%
1858 0.1124 -0.1%
1859 0.1123 -0.1%
1860 0.1122 -0.1%
1861 0.1119 -0.3%
1862 0.1117 -0.3%
1863 0.1114 -0.3%
1864 0.1111 -0.3%
1865 0.1108 -0.3%
1866 0.1105 -0.3%
1867 0.1102 -0.3%
1868 0.1099 -0.3%
1869 0.1097 -0.3%
1870 0.1094 -0.3%
1871 0.1091 -0.2%
1872 0.1089 -0.2%
1873 0.1086 -0.2%
1874 0.1083 -0.2%
1875 0.1081 -0.2%
1876 0.1078 -0.2%
1877 0.1076 -0.2%
1878 0.1073 -0.2%
1879 0.1071 -0.2%
1880 0.1068 -0.2%
1881 0.1064 -0.4%
1882 0.1062 -0.2%
1883 0.106 -0.2%
1884 0.1058 -0.2%
1885 0.1057 -0.2%
1886 0.1055 -0.2%
1887 0.1053 -0.2%
1888 0.1051 -0.2%
1889 0.105 -0.2%
1890 0.1048 -0.1%
1891 0.1045 -0.3%
1892 0.1042 -0.3%
1893 0.1038 -0.3%
1894 0.1035 -0.3%
1895 0.1032 -0.3%
1896 0.1029 -0.3%
1897 0.1025 -0.3%
1898 0.1022 -0.3%
1899 0.1019 -0.3%
1900 0.1016 -0.3%
1901 0.1021 +0.4%
1902 0.1026 +0.5%
1903 0.1032 +0.5%
1904 0.1037 +0.5%
1905 0.1043 +0.5%
1906 0.1048 +0.5%
1907 0.1054 +0.5%
1908 0.1059 +0.5%
1909 0.1064 +0.5%
1910 0.107 +0.5%
1911 0.1073 +0.3%
1912 0.1076 +0.3%
1913 0.1079 +0.3%
1914 0.1081 +0.3%
1915 0.1084 +0.3%
1916 0.1087 +0.3%
1917 0.109 +0.2%
1918 0.1094 +0.4%
1919 0.1098 +0.4%
1920 0.1103 +0.4%
1921 0.1107 +0.4%
1922 0.111 +0.3%
1923 0.1113 +0.3%
1924 0.1117 +0.3%
1925 0.112 +0.3%
1926 0.1122 +0.2%
1927 0.1125 +0.3%
1928 0.1129 +0.3%
1929 0.1131 +0.2%
1930 0.1134 +0.3%
1931 0.1138 +0.4%
1932 0.114 +0.2%
1933 0.1143 +0.2%
1934 0.1145 +0.2%
1935 0.1148 +0.2%
1936 0.1157 +0.8%
1937 0.1167 +0.8%
1938 0.1176 +0.8%
1939 0.1186 +0.8%
1940 0.1195 +0.8%
1941 0.1219 +2.0%
1942 0.1242 +1.9%
1943 0.1266 +1.9%
1944 0.1289 +1.9%
1945 0.131 +1.7%
1946 0.1333 +1.7%
1947 0.1352 +1.4%
1948 0.1371 +1.4%
1949 0.1386 +1.1%
1950 0.1397 +0.8%
1951 0.1416 +1.4%
1952 0.1437 +1.5%
1953 0.1459 +1.6%
1954 0.1482 +1.6%
1955 0.1506 +1.6%
1956 0.1529 +1.6%
1957 0.1553 +1.6%
1958 0.1578 +1.6%
1959 0.1601 +1.5%
1960 0.1625 +1.5%
1961 0.1538 -5.4%
1962 0.1537 -0.0%
1963 0.1539 +0.1%
1964 0.1739 +13.0%
1965 0.1722 -1.0%
1966 0.1604 -6.9%
1967 0.1626 +1.4%
1968 0.1649 +1.4%
1969 0.1645 -0.3%
1970 0.164 -0.3%
1971 0.1699 +3.6%
1972 0.1727 +1.7%
1973 0.1759 +1.9%
1974 0.1809 +2.8%
1975 0.1871 +3.4%
1976 0.194 +3.7%
1977 0.2009 +3.6%
1978 0.2083 +3.6%
1979 0.2131 +2.3%
1980 0.2157 +1.2%
1981 0.2156 -0.1%
1982 0.2152 -0.2%
1983 0.215 -0.1%
1984 0.2136 -0.7%
1985 0.2137 +0.1%
1986 0.2131 -0.3%
1987 0.2113 -0.9%
1988 0.2097 -0.8%
1989 0.2082 -0.7%
1990 0.2131 +2.3%
1991 0.2098 -1.5%
1992 0.208 -0.8%
1993 0.2064 -0.8%
1994 0.2049 -0.7%
1995 0.2033 -0.8%
1996 0.2053 +1.0%
1997 0.2049 -0.2%
1998 0.2057 +0.4%
1999 0.2054 -0.2%
2000 0.2121 +3.3%
2001 0.2123 +0.1%
2002 0.2173 +2.4%
2003 0.2159 -0.7%
2004 0.2148 -0.5%
2005 0.2158 +0.4%
2006 0.2153 -0.2%
2007 0.2155 +0.1%
2008 0.2146 -0.4%
2009 0.2135 -0.5%
2010 0.2139 +0.2%
2011 0.2137 -0.1%
2012 0.2168 +1.5%
2013 0.2187 +0.9%
2014 0.2208 +0.9%
2015 0.2244 +1.7%
2016 0.2267 +1.0%
2017 0.2276 +0.4%
2018 0.2286 +0.5%
2019 0.2301 +0.6%
2020 0.2293 -0.3%
2021 0.2292 -0.1%
2022 0.2299 +0.3%
2023 0.2302 +0.1%
2024 0.2304 +0.1%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.2304 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.2304 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1126 0.1123 0.1129 10
1860s 0.1109 0.1097 0.1122 10
1870s 0.1082 0.1071 0.1094 10
1880s 0.1058 0.105 0.1068 10
1890s 0.1034 0.1019 0.1048 10
1900s 0.104 0.1016 0.1064 10
1910s 0.1083 0.107 0.1098 10
1920s 0.1118 0.1103 0.1131 10
1930s 0.1153 0.1134 0.1186 10
1940s 0.1296 0.1195 0.1386 10
1950s 0.1496 0.1397 0.1601 10
1960s 0.1622 0.1537 0.1739 10
1970s 0.1867 0.164 0.2131 10
1980s 0.2131 0.2082 0.2157 10
1990s 0.2067 0.2033 0.2131 10
2000s 0.2147 0.2121 0.2173 10
2010s 0.2221 0.2137 0.2301 10
2020s 0.2298 0.2292 0.2304 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 192 Jamaica 0.2674 compare
  2. 193 Syria 0.2487 compare
  3. 194 Japan 0.2329 compare
  4. 196 Aruba 0.2163 compare
  5. 197 Nauru 0.1611 compare
  6. 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0966 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Kiribati?
Per capita methane emissions in Kiribati was 0.2304 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.2304 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1016 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane 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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