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Share global methane emissions in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share global methane emissions was 0.0003 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0003
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
190th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0003
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Kiribati, 1850–2024

0000185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Kiribati stood at 0.0003. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Kiribati peaked at 0.0003 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1940.

Kiribati ranks 190th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Kiribati, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0002 —
1851 0.0002 +0.2%
1852 0.0002 +0.1%
1853 0.0002 +0.0%
1854 0.0002 -0.4%
1855 0.0002 +0.1%
1856 0.0002 -0.1%
1857 0.0002 +0.1%
1858 0.0002 +0.1%
1859 0.0002 -0.1%
1860 0.0002 -0.2%
1861 0.0002 -0.2%
1862 0.0002 -0.1%
1863 0.0002 -0.4%
1864 0.0002 -0.4%
1865 0.0002 -0.3%
1866 0.0002 -0.3%
1867 0.0002 -0.2%
1868 0.0002 -0.1%
1869 0.0002 -0.3%
1870 0.0002 -0.1%
1871 0.0002 -0.5%
1872 0.0002 -0.9%
1873 0.0002 -0.6%
1874 0.0002 +0.1%
1875 0.0002 -0.7%
1876 0.0002 -0.3%
1877 0.0002 -0.4%
1878 0.0002 -0.3%
1879 0.0002 -0.6%
1880 0.0002 -1.0%
1881 0.0002 -0.8%
1882 0.0002 -0.7%
1883 0.0002 -0.8%
1884 0.0002 -0.3%
1885 0.0002 -0.3%
1886 0.0002 -0.3%
1887 0.0002 -0.6%
1888 0.0002 -1.0%
1889 0.0002 -0.3%
1890 0.0002 -1.0%
1891 0.0002 -0.8%
1892 0.0002 -0.4%
1893 0.0002 -0.1%
1894 0.0002 -0.8%
1895 0.0002 -0.9%
1896 0.0002 -0.6%
1897 0.0002 -0.8%
1898 0.0002 -0.9%
1899 0.0002 -1.3%
1900 0.0002 -1.0%
1901 0.0002 +0.0%
1902 0.0002 +0.3%
1903 0.0002 -0.6%
1904 0.0002 +0.4%
1905 0.0002 -0.1%
1906 0.0002 -0.4%
1907 0.0001 -1.2%
1908 0.0002 +1.1%
1909 0.0002 -0.2%
1910 0.0002 -0.1%
1911 0.0002 -0.1%
1912 0.0002 -0.2%
1913 0.0001 -0.9%
1914 0.0002 +1.9%
1915 0.0002 +0.4%
1916 0.0002 -0.9%
1917 0.0002 -0.5%
1918 0.0002 +1.1%
1919 0.0002 +2.1%
1920 0.0002 -1.9%
1921 0.0002 +2.6%
1922 0.0002 -1.3%
1923 0.0002 -2.4%
1924 0.0001 -0.4%
1925 0.0001 -0.2%
1926 0.0001 +0.3%
1927 0.0001 -2.0%
1928 0.0001 +0.1%
1929 0.0001 -1.5%
1930 0.0001 +0.6%
1931 0.0001 +1.3%
1932 0.0001 +0.7%
1933 0.0001 -0.9%
1934 0.0001 -1.7%
1935 0.0001 -1.1%
1936 0.0001 -1.4%
1937 0.0001 -0.8%
1938 0.0001 +1.0%
1939 0.0001 -0.6%
1940 0.0001 -0.8%
1941 0.0001 +0.7%
1942 0.0001 +1.2%
1943 0.0001 +0.4%
1944 0.0001 +0.9%
1945 0.0001 +3.2%
1946 0.0001 -0.6%
1947 0.0001 -1.3%
1948 0.0001 +0.4%
1949 0.0001 +0.7%
1950 0.0001 -0.4%
1951 0.0001 +0.2%
1952 0.0001 +1.4%
1953 0.0002 +1.3%
1954 0.0002 +1.2%
1955 0.0002 -0.8%
1956 0.0002 +0.8%
1957 0.0002 +0.9%
1958 0.0002 +1.8%
1959 0.0002 -0.4%
1960 0.0002 +1.0%
1961 0.0002 -4.2%
1962 0.0002 +0.8%
1963 0.0002 +0.1%
1964 0.0002 +14.2%
1965 0.0002 -1.0%
1966 0.0002 -8.9%
1967 0.0002 +1.2%
1968 0.0002 +0.6%
1969 0.0002 -1.9%
1970 0.0002 -0.7%
1971 0.0002 +5.1%
1972 0.0002 +1.4%
1973 0.0002 +0.9%
1974 0.0002 +3.0%
1975 0.0002 +1.5%
1976 0.0002 +1.6%
1977 0.0002 +1.5%
1978 0.0002 +2.4%
1979 0.0002 +0.3%
1980 0.0002 +3.3%
1981 0.0002 +4.1%
1982 0.0002 +0.3%
1983 0.0002 +1.5%
1984 0.0002 -0.2%
1985 0.0002 +0.7%
1986 0.0002 +0.8%
1987 0.0002 +0.6%
1988 0.0002 +0.0%
1989 0.0002 -0.6%
1990 0.0002 +3.9%
1991 0.0002 +1.1%
1992 0.0002 +0.8%
1993 0.0002 +0.8%
1994 0.0002 -0.2%
1995 0.0002 -0.5%
1996 0.0002 +1.6%
1997 0.0002 +2.0%
1998 0.0002 +3.0%
1999 0.0002 +1.2%
2000 0.0002 +3.7%
2001 0.0002 +2.4%
2002 0.0003 +5.2%
2003 0.0003 -1.0%
2004 0.0003 -0.3%
2005 0.0003 +0.9%
2006 0.0003 +0.2%
2007 0.0003 +1.5%
2008 0.0003 +0.8%
2009 0.0003 +2.2%
2010 0.0003 +0.7%
2011 0.0003 -1.2%
2012 0.0003 +2.2%
2013 0.0003 +2.8%
2014 0.0003 +1.3%
2015 0.0003 +2.7%
2016 0.0003 +2.0%
2017 0.0003 +0.2%
2018 0.0003 +0.4%
2019 0.0003 +1.3%
2020 0.0003 +2.5%
2021 0.0003 -0.3%
2022 0.0003 -0.1%
2023 0.0003 +0.2%
2024 0.0003 +0.7%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.0003 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.0003 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0554, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1860s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1870s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1880s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1890s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1900s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1910s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1920s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1930s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1940s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1950s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0002 10
1960s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1970s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1980s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
1990s 0.0002 0.0002 0.0002 10
2000s 0.0003 0.0002 0.0003 10
2010s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 10
2020s 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 187 Grenada 0.0005 compare
  2. 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0005 compare
  3. 189 Palau 0.0004 compare
  4. 191 Liechtenstein 0.0003 compare
  5. 192 Aruba 0.0002 compare
  6. 193 Cook Islands 0.0002 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Kiribati?
Share global methane emissions in Kiribati was 0.0003 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1940.
How does Kiribati rank for share global methane emissions?
Kiribati ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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