🇰🇮 Kiribati's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Kiribati emitted around 0.11 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 0.8 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 1.96% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world as a whole needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 66.18% of emissions, methane 27.05%, nitrous oxide 6.77% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Kiribati's emissions have produced around 5.28 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, averaging around 0.6 tonnes per person per year.
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