Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0256 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Kiribati 77th 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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.013 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0207 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0251 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 0.0128 kt per square kilometre | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0241 kt per square kilometre | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 74 Nauru 0.0262 kt per square kilometre compare
- 75 North Macedonia 0.026 kt per square kilometre compare
- 76 Indonesia 0.0256 kt per square kilometre compare
- 78 British Virgin Islands 0.025 kt per square kilometre compare
- 79 Jamaica 0.0245 kt per square kilometre compare
- 80 Fiji 0.0239 kt per square kilometre compare
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0256 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.