Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati, 1961–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati peaked at 0.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 206th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +44.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +93.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -68.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +84.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +35.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -35.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 | +93.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1970 | +84.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1969 | -68.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 205 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 207 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 208 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 209 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Kiribati
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4434 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Kiribati was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kiribati ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.