Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Kiribati

Kiribati: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0002 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Kiribati is 0.0002 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.0002 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1961.

That places Kiribati 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Kiribati, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0001 kt per person +2.6%
1963 0.0001 kt per person +2.4%
1964 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
1965 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
1966 0.0001 kt per person +2.5%
1967 0.0001 kt per person +3.1%
1968 0.0001 kt per person +3.1%
1969 0.0001 kt per person +2.3%
1970 0.0001 kt per person -2.1%
1971 0.0001 kt per person +7.8%
1972 0.0001 kt per person +4.5%
1973 0.0001 kt per person +4.5%
1974 0.0001 kt per person +5.0%
1975 0.0001 kt per person +5.6%
1976 0.0001 kt per person +5.5%
1977 0.0001 kt per person +5.4%
1978 0.0001 kt per person +5.1%
1979 0.0001 kt per person +3.7%
1980 0.0001 kt per person +2.5%
1981 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1982 0.0001 kt per person +0.7%
1983 0.0001 kt per person +0.5%
1984 0.0001 kt per person +1.0%
1985 0.0001 kt per person +0.6%
1986 0.0001 kt per person +0.6%
1987 0.0001 kt per person +1.2%
1988 0.0001 kt per person +0.9%
1989 0.0001 kt per person +0.7%
1990 0.0001 kt per person +0.5%
1991 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1992 0.0001 kt per person -0.6%
1993 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1994 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1995 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
1996 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
1997 0.0001 kt per person +0.3%
1998 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
1999 0.0001 kt per person +0.5%
2000 0.0002 kt per person +1.3%
2001 0.0002 kt per person -0.4%
2002 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
2003 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
2004 0.0002 kt per person -0.3%
2005 0.0002 kt per person +0.5%
2006 0.0002 kt per person +0.0%
2007 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
2008 0.0002 kt per person -0.2%
2009 0.0002 kt per person +0.1%
2010 0.0002 kt per person -0.1%
2011 0.0002 kt per person +0.5%
2012 0.0002 kt per person +1.2%
2013 0.0002 kt per person +1.1%
2014 0.0002 kt per person +0.8%
2015 0.0002 kt per person +2.2%
2016 0.0002 kt per person +1.4%
2017 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
2018 0.0002 kt per person +0.7%
2019 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
2020 0.0002 kt per person +0.5%
2021 0.0002 kt per person +0.0%
2022 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
2023 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 114 Vietnam 0.0002 kt per person compare
  2. 115 Norway 0.0002 kt per person compare
  3. 116 Mongolia 0.0002 kt per person compare
  4. 118 Guinea 0.0002 kt per person compare
  5. 119 Aruba 0.0002 kt per person compare
  6. 120 United Kingdom 0.0002 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Kiribati?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Kiribati was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1961.
How does Kiribati rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Kiribati ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.