Carbon intensity of GDP in Kiribati

Kiribati: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
101st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 1984
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Kiribati, 1970–2024

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Kiribati is 0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.4833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1984.

Kiribati ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2024.
Year kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Change
1970 0.2218 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
1971 0.227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +2.3%
1972 0.2166 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -4.6%
1973 0.2148 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.8%
1974 0.1815 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -15.5%
1975 0.1426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -21.4%
1976 0.1916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +34.3%
1977 0.2117 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.5%
1978 0.2078 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.8%
1979 0.2528 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +21.6%
1980 0.2753 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +8.9%
1981 0.2568 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -6.7%
1982 0.256 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.3%
1983 0.2798 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +9.3%
1984 0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -60.6%
1985 0.14 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +27.2%
1986 0.1281 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -8.5%
1987 0.1693 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +32.2%
1988 0.1395 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -17.6%
1989 0.1451 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.0%
1990 0.1608 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +10.8%
1991 0.1786 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +11.1%
1992 0.1564 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -12.4%
1993 0.1582 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.2%
1994 0.1599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.1%
1995 0.1407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -12.0%
1996 0.1423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.2%
1997 0.1445 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.6%
1998 0.1429 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.2%
1999 0.1487 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.1%
2000 0.235 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +58.1%
2001 0.2187 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.0%
2002 0.319 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +45.8%
2003 0.3353 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +5.1%
2004 0.3502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +4.4%
2005 0.459 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +31.1%
2006 0.4663 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.6%
2007 0.4211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.7%
2008 0.4833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +14.8%
2009 0.4072 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -15.8%
2010 0.423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +3.9%
2011 0.3821 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -9.7%
2012 0.3536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.5%
2013 0.3535 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.0%
2014 0.3526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -0.3%
2015 0.3252 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -7.8%
2016 0.3305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +1.6%
2017 0.3248 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.7%
2018 0.3449 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +6.2%
2019 0.3348 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -3.0%
2020 0.3284 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -1.9%
2021 0.3308 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.7%
2022 0.2964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -10.4%
2023 0.2881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP -2.8%
2024 0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2068 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1426 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2528 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.19 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2798 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.1533 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1407 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1786 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.3695 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2187 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.3525 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3248 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.423 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.3065 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3308 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 98 Mauritius 0.2967 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  2. 99 Togo 0.2966 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  3. 100 Cape Verde 0.2903 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  4. 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  5. 103 Slovakia 0.2788 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
  6. 104 Eritrea 0.2737 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Kiribati?
Carbon intensity of gdp in Kiribati was 0.2886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.4833 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Kiribati rank for carbon intensity of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.