Emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati
Kiribati: Emissions of air pollutants was 594.77 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
594.77 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
208th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,074 tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
0.5127 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 594.77 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati peaked at 1,074 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5127 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Kiribati 208th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.5127 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.5154 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.518 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.5207 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.5234 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.526 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.5287 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.5314 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.534 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.5367 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5394 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.5422 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.545 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.5478 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.5506 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.5534 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.5562 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.559 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.5618 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.5646 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.5674 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.5703 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.5733 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.5762 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.5792 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.5821 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.585 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.588 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.5909 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.5939 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.5968 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.5999 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.603 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.6061 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.6092 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.6122 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.6153 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.6184 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.6215 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.6246 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.6277 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.6309 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.6341 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.6374 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.6406 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.6438 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.6471 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.6503 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.6536 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.6568 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.66 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 0.6642 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 0.6684 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 0.6726 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 0.6769 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 0.6811 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 0.6853 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 0.6896 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 0.6938 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 0.6981 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 0.7024 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 0.707 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 0.7117 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 0.7163 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 0.721 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 0.7257 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 0.7304 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1817 | 0.7351 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 0.7398 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1819 | 0.7445 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1820 | 0.7493 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 0.7542 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 0.7591 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 0.7641 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 0.7691 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1825 | 0.774 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 0.779 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1827 | 0.784 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 0.789 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 0.794 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 0.799 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 0.8043 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 0.8095 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 0.8148 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 0.82 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 0.8253 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 0.8306 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 0.8359 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 0.8412 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 0.8465 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 0.8518 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 0.8573 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 0.8629 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1843 | 0.8685 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1844 | 0.874 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 0.8796 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 0.8852 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 0.8908 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 0.8964 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 0.902 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 0.9077 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 0.9299 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1852 | 0.9528 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1853 | 0.9764 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1854 | 1 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1855 | 1.03 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1856 | 1.05 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1857 | 1.08 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1858 | 1.11 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1859 | 1.13 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1860 | 1.16 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1861 | 1.19 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1862 | 1.21 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 1.24 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1864 | 1.27 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 1.3 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 1.32 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 1.35 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 1.38 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1869 | 1.41 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 1.45 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1871 | 1.48 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1872 | 1.51 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1873 | 1.54 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1874 | 1.58 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 1.61 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 1.65 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 1.68 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1878 | 1.72 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1879 | 1.76 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1880 | 1.8 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 1.78 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 1.84 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 1.9 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 1.96 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1885 | 2.02 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1886 | 2.08 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 2.15 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1888 | 2.22 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1889 | 2.3 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 2.38 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 2.38 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 2.39 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 2.4 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 2.41 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 2.43 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 2.44 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 2.46 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 2.48 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 2.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 2.52 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 2.56 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 2.65 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 2.73 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1904 | 2.82 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1905 | 2.91 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1906 | 3 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 3.1 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 3.19 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 3.29 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 3.39 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1911 | 3.44 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 3.49 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 3.54 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 3.59 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 3.65 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 3.7 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1917 | 3.76 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1918 | 3.82 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 3.87 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 3.93 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 3.98 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 4.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 4.09 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 4.14 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 4.24 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 4.27 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 4.33 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 4.39 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 4.43 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 4.46 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 4.51 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 4.48 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1933 | 4.49 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 4.5 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 4.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 4.58 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 4.65 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 4.72 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 4.78 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 4.84 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 4.89 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 4.92 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 4.97 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 5.02 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 5.03 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 5.09 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 5.07 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1948 | 5.03 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1949 | 5.03 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 5.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 5.33 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 5.62 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 5.91 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1954 | 6.19 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 6.48 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 6.75 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 7.04 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 7.34 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 7.65 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 7.94 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1961 | 43.88 tonnes | +452.5% |
| 1962 | 62.33 tonnes | +42.0% |
| 1963 | 98.9 tonnes | +58.7% |
| 1964 | 100.49 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 65.95 tonnes | -34.4% |
| 1966 | 67.26 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 124.1 tonnes | +84.5% |
| 1968 | 182.22 tonnes | +46.8% |
| 1969 | 71.41 tonnes | -60.8% |
| 1970 | 130.1 tonnes | +82.2% |
| 1971 | 172.84 tonnes | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 179.61 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 257.52 tonnes | +43.4% |
| 1974 | 260.45 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 259.91 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 269.1 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 234.42 tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 200.62 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 236.61 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 263.31 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 266.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 248.62 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 219.04 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 260.82 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 241.63 tonnes | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 222.77 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 252.37 tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 252.93 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 242.69 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 260.04 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 265.74 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 288.88 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 292.51 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 268.97 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 279.58 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 348.08 tonnes | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 318.11 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 353.47 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 335.75 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 488.41 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 544.49 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 740.59 tonnes | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 710.55 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 879.42 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 1,016 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 1,074 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 912.01 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 935.22 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 741.53 tonnes | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 764.53 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 695.64 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 654.61 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 660.09 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 698.66 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 708.11 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 710.59 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 674.64 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 705.91 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 670.59 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 558.2 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 585.27 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 594.77 tonnes | +1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 594.77 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74,017 tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 594.77 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +452.5% | 7.94 tonnes | 43.88 tonnes |
| 1967 | +84.5% | 67.26 tonnes | 124.1 tonnes |
| 1970 | +82.2% | 71.41 tonnes | 130.1 tonnes |
| 1969 | -60.8% | 182.22 tonnes | 71.41 tonnes |
| 1963 | +58.7% | 62.33 tonnes | 98.9 tonnes |
| 1968 | +46.8% | 124.1 tonnes | 182.22 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.5247 tonnes | 0.5127 tonnes | 0.5367 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.552 tonnes | 0.5394 tonnes | 0.5646 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.5806 tonnes | 0.5674 tonnes | 0.5939 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.6107 tonnes | 0.5968 tonnes | 0.6246 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.6422 tonnes | 0.6277 tonnes | 0.6568 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.679 tonnes | 0.66 tonnes | 0.6981 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.7234 tonnes | 0.7024 tonnes | 0.7445 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.7716 tonnes | 0.7493 tonnes | 0.794 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.8227 tonnes | 0.799 tonnes | 0.8465 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8769 tonnes | 0.8518 tonnes | 0.902 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.02 tonnes | 0.9077 tonnes | 1.13 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes | 1.16 tonnes | 1.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.6 tonnes | 1.45 tonnes | 1.76 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2 tonnes | 1.78 tonnes | 2.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.43 tonnes | 2.38 tonnes | 2.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.88 tonnes | 2.52 tonnes | 3.29 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.62 tonnes | 3.39 tonnes | 3.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.18 tonnes | 3.93 tonnes | 4.43 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.57 tonnes | 4.46 tonnes | 4.78 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.99 tonnes | 4.84 tonnes | 5.09 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.33 tonnes | 5.05 tonnes | 7.65 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 82.45 tonnes | 7.94 tonnes | 182.22 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 220.12 tonnes | 130.1 tonnes | 269.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 247.06 tonnes | 219.04 tonnes | 266.38 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 301.11 tonnes | 260.04 tonnes | 353.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 804.22 tonnes | 488.41 tonnes | 1,074 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 694.34 tonnes | 654.61 tonnes | 764.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.41 tonnes | 558.2 tonnes | 594.77 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Kiribati
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.182 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Kiribati was 594.77 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,074 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5127 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Kiribati rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Kiribati ranks 208th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.