Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Kiribati
Kiribati: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Kiribati, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Kiribati is 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 200.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Kiribati peaked at 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 299.2 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 125th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 299.2 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 316.28 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 330.76 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 519.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1994 | 542.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 566.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 589.53 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 613.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 634.04 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 657.44 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 687.47 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 718.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 995.2 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 1,038 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,362 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 2,011 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2006 | 2,119 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1,908 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1,988 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2,046 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,764 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1,841 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2,301 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 2,394 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2,494 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2,576 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3,103 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 4,157 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 4,353 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4,531 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 4,881 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,794 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,492 current US$ per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +57.0% | 330.76 current US$ per square kilometre | 519.34 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +47.6% | 1,362 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,011 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +38.5% | 718.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 995.2 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +34.0% | 3,103 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,157 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +31.2% | 1,038 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,362 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 506.83 current US$ per square kilometre | 299.2 current US$ per square kilometre | 657.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 current US$ per square kilometre | 687.47 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,119 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,952 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,764 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,531 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,209 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,881 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 122 Nigeria 5,745 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 New Zealand 5,692 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 124 Laos 5,541 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 Finland 5,533 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 127 Syria 5,423 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Haiti 5,348 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0577 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 147.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 107.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Kiribati?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Kiribati was 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5,536 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 299.2 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Kiribati ranks 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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.