Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Kiribati 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 202 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 203 Niue 0.0% compare
- 204 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 208 American Samoa 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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Kiribati was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Kiribati ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.