Kiribati Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
115,188
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.98%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
0.89
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Kiribati were 115,188 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 4,410 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 110,778 tons.
- Per capita: 0.89 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Kiribati accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115,188 | 79,693 | 28,365 | 7,130 | – | 0.89 | 3.98% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 110,778 | 75,958 | 27,837 | 6,983 | – | 0.87 | 0.76% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 109,945 | 75,754 | 27,296 | 6,896 | – | 0.87 | −3.36% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 113,766 | 80,522 | 26,362 | 6,881 | – | 0.92 | 7.46% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 105,866 | 73,666 | 25,533 | 6,668 | – | 0.86 | −1.41% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 107,381 | 76,070 | 24,670 | 6,642 | – | 0.89 | 0.99% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 106,324 | 75,949 | 23,814 | 6,560 | – | 0.9 | 7.58% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 98,835 | 69,111 | 23,326 | 6,399 | – | 0.85 | 1.88% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 97,009 | 67,848 | 22,876 | 6,285 | – | 0.85 | 7.01% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 90,657 | 62,324 | 22,288 | 6,046 | – | 0.81 | 2.73% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 88,249 | 60,674 | 21,601 | 5,974 | – | 0.8 | 1.2% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 87,202 | 60,115 | 21,193 | 5,894 | – | 0.8 | 5.86% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 82,376 | 55,834 | 20,649 | 5,893 | – | 0.77 | −0.61% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 82,885 | 56,993 | 20,102 | 5,790 | – | 0.79 | −4.26% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 86,574 | 61,074 | 19,680 | 5,820 | – | 0.84 | 4.38% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 82,945 | 58,053 | 19,275 | 5,616 | – | 0.82 | −11.12% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 93,325 | 68,634 | 18,883 | 5,809 | – | 0.95 | 9.02% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 85,603 | 61,633 | 18,462 | 5,508 | – | 0.89 | −4.32% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 89,469 | 66,174 | 17,953 | 5,342 | – | 0.95 | 6% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 84,404 | 61,624 | 17,593 | 5,187 | – | 0.91 | 23.35% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 68,424 | 46,434 | 17,134 | 4,856 | – | 0.76 | 3.15% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 66,335 | 44,737 | 16,868 | 4,730 | – | 0.75 | 2.94% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 64,443 | 43,162 | 16,594 | 4,686 | – | 0.74 | 30.77% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 49,279 | 29,154 | 16,002 | 4,123 | – | 0.57 | −5.52% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 52,161 | 32,447 | 15,665 | 4,049 | – | 0.62 | 38.32% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 37,709 | 19,163 | 14,922 | 3,624 | – | 0.45 | 0.84% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 37,395 | 19,190 | 14,621 | 3,583 | – | 0.46 | 2.82% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 36,368 | 18,650 | 14,212 | 3,506 | – | 0.45 | 2.59% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 35,451 | 18,104 | 13,909 | 3,438 | – | 0.45 | 1.74% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 34,843 | 17,946 | 13,548 | 3,349 | – | 0.45 | −4.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 36,508 | 19,764 | 13,393 | 3,351 | – | 0.48 | 2.11% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 35,753 | 19,227 | 13,222 | 3,303 | – | 0.47 | 1.26% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 35,308 | 19,010 | 13,046 | 3,252 | – | 0.47 | 5.38% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 33,504 | 17,505 | 12,863 | 3,136 | – | 0.45 | 1.33% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 33,065 | 16,707 | 12,755 | 3,603 | – | 0.46 | 5.15% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 31,447 | 16,141 | 11,997 | 3,309 | – | 0.44 | −0.91% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 31,735 | 16,741 | 11,678 | 3,316 | – | 0.46 | 1.16% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 31,373 | 16,633 | 11,367 | 3,372 | – | 0.47 | 17.35% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 26,733 | 12,449 | 11,049 | 3,235 | – | 0.41 | −4.07% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 27,869 | 13,929 | 10,756 | 3,184 | – | 0.44 | 6.35% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 26,206 | 12,629 | 10,472 | 3,104 | – | 0.42 | −37.3% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 41,795 | 28,145 | 10,329 | 3,321 | – | 0.68 | −0.2% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 41,879 | 28,481 | 10,121 | 3,277 | – | 0.69 | −0.34% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 42,022 | 28,912 | 9,928 | 3,182 | – | 0.7 | −0.31% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 42,152 | 29,211 | 9,736 | 3,205 | – | 0.71 | 6.27% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 39,667 | 27,129 | 9,396 | 3,142 | – | 0.68 | 6.05% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 37,403 | 25,248 | 9,082 | 3,073 | – | 0.65 | 0.3% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 37,291 | 25,442 | 8,778 | 3,071 | – | 0.66 | 4.86% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 35,561 | 24,096 | 8,487 | 2,978 | – | 0.64 | −0.08% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 35,588 | 24,455 | 8,180 | 2,952 | – | 0.65 | −11.83% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 40,362 | 29,600 | 7,874 | 2,887 | – | 0.74 | 17.05% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 34,484 | 24,125 | 7,548 | 2,810 | – | 0.64 | 15.01% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 29,983 | 20,059 | 7,227 | 2,697 | – | 0.57 | 5.8% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 28,338 | 18,814 | 6,911 | 2,613 | – | 0.54 | 2.08% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 27,761 | 18,812 | 6,435 | 2,513 | – | 0.54 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Kiribati CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Kiribati
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).