Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati
Kiribati: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 335.93 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
335.93 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
203rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
448.53 tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
0.6456 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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
The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati is 335.93 tonnes, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati peaked at 448.53 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6456 tonnes, in 1750.
Kiribati ranks 203rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.6456 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.6489 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 0.6522 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 0.6556 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 0.6589 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 0.6623 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 0.6656 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 0.6689 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 0.6723 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 0.6756 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.6789 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 0.6824 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 0.6859 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 0.6894 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 0.6929 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 0.6964 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 0.6999 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 0.7034 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 0.7069 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 0.7104 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.7139 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 0.7176 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 0.7213 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 0.7249 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 0.7286 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 0.7323 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 0.7359 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 0.7396 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 0.7433 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 0.7469 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.7506 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 0.7544 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 0.7583 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 0.7621 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 0.766 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 0.7698 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 0.7736 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 0.7775 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 0.7813 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 0.7852 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.789 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 0.793 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 0.797 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 0.8011 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 0.8051 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 0.8091 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 0.8131 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 0.8171 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 0.8211 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 0.8251 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.8292 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 0.8334 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1802 | 0.8376 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1803 | 0.8418 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1804 | 0.846 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1805 | 0.8502 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1806 | 0.8544 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1807 | 0.8585 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1808 | 0.8627 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1809 | 0.8669 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1810 | 0.8711 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1811 | 0.8758 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.8804 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1813 | 0.885 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1814 | 0.8897 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1815 | 0.8943 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1816 | 0.8989 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 0.9036 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1818 | 0.9082 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 0.9128 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 0.9175 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 0.9223 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 0.9272 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 0.932 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1824 | 0.9369 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1825 | 0.9417 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1826 | 0.9465 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1827 | 0.9514 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1828 | 0.9562 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1829 | 0.9611 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1830 | 0.9659 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 0.971 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1832 | 0.976 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1833 | 0.9811 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1834 | 0.9861 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1835 | 0.9912 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1836 | 0.9962 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1837 | 1 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1838 | 1.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1839 | 1.01 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1840 | 1.02 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1841 | 1.02 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1842 | 1.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1843 | 1.03 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1844 | 1.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1845 | 1.04 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1846 | 1.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1847 | 1.05 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1848 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1849 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1850 | 1.07 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 1.11 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1852 | 1.15 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1853 | 1.19 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1854 | 1.23 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 1.27 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1856 | 1.32 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1857 | 1.37 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1858 | 1.41 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1859 | 1.47 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 1.52 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 1.56 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1862 | 1.6 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1863 | 1.65 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1864 | 1.69 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1865 | 1.74 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 1.79 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1867 | 1.84 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1868 | 1.89 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 1.94 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 2 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1871 | 2.05 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1872 | 2.11 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 2.16 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 2.22 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 2.28 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 2.35 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 2.41 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 2.48 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 2.55 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 2.62 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 2.58 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1882 | 2.68 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 2.78 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1884 | 2.89 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 3.01 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 3.13 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1887 | 3.25 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1888 | 3.38 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 3.51 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1890 | 3.65 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1891 | 3.65 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 3.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 3.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 3.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 3.67 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 3.68 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 3.7 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 3.72 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 3.74 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 3.76 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 3.78 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 3.87 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 3.97 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1904 | 4.06 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1905 | 4.15 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 4.25 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1907 | 4.35 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 4.44 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 4.54 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 4.64 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 4.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 4.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 4.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 4.65 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 4.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 4.67 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 4.68 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 4.69 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 4.7 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1920 | 4.71 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 4.7 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 4.64 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 4.61 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 4.58 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1925 | 4.55 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 4.46 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1927 | 4.44 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 4.42 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 4.33 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1930 | 4.31 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 4.34 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 4.27 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 4.23 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 4.18 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 4.14 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 4.1 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 4.06 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1938 | 4.02 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1939 | 3.98 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 3.94 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 3.88 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 3.81 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 3.75 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 3.69 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1945 | 3.58 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1946 | 3.52 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1947 | 3.29 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1948 | 3.07 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1949 | 2.86 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1950 | 2.69 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1951 | 2.75 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 2.8 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.84 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 2.87 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 2.9 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.93 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.95 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 2.98 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 49.35 tonnes | +1532.2% |
| 1962 | 72.58 tonnes | +47.1% |
| 1963 | 119.01 tonnes | +64.0% |
| 1964 | 119.11 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 72.82 tonnes | -38.9% |
| 1966 | 72.9 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 142.65 tonnes | +95.7% |
| 1968 | 212.47 tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1969 | 73.15 tonnes | -65.6% |
| 1970 | 142.97 tonnes | +95.4% |
| 1971 | 163.1 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 158.96 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 276.09 tonnes | +73.7% |
| 1974 | 307.05 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 250.26 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 258.06 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 161.39 tonnes | -37.5% |
| 1978 | 147.43 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 164.57 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 195.97 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 175.73 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 160.48 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 133.94 tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 162.51 tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 133.88 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 116.12 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 133.24 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 133.65 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 126.86 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 128.42 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 134.41 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 149.46 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 158.38 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 148.62 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 145.25 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 223.02 tonnes | +53.5% |
| 1997 | 175.62 tonnes | -21.3% |
| 1998 | 211.12 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 197.38 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 225.56 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 205.83 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 313.08 tonnes | +52.1% |
| 2003 | 311.59 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 327.83 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 408.1 tonnes | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 448.53 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 301.31 tonnes | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 330.99 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 244.81 tonnes | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 340.09 tonnes | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 305.67 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 332.9 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 317.83 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 337.62 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 358.12 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 365.26 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 343.75 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 372.79 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 366.27 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 322.15 tonnes | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 325.97 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 335.93 tonnes | +3.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 335.93 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 335.93 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63,332 tonnes, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 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 | +1532.2% | 3.02 tonnes | 49.35 tonnes |
| 1967 | +95.7% | 72.9 tonnes | 142.65 tonnes |
| 1970 | +95.4% | 73.15 tonnes | 142.97 tonnes |
| 1973 | +73.7% | 158.96 tonnes | 276.09 tonnes |
| 1969 | -65.6% | 212.47 tonnes | 73.15 tonnes |
| 1963 | +64.0% | 72.58 tonnes | 119.01 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.6606 tonnes | 0.6456 tonnes | 0.6756 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.6947 tonnes | 0.6789 tonnes | 0.7104 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.7304 tonnes | 0.7139 tonnes | 0.7469 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.7679 tonnes | 0.7506 tonnes | 0.7852 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.8071 tonnes | 0.789 tonnes | 0.8251 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.8481 tonnes | 0.8292 tonnes | 0.8669 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.892 tonnes | 0.8711 tonnes | 0.9128 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.9393 tonnes | 0.9175 tonnes | 0.9611 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.9887 tonnes | 0.9659 tonnes | 1.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.04 tonnes | 1.02 tonnes | 1.06 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.26 tonnes | 1.07 tonnes | 1.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.72 tonnes | 1.52 tonnes | 1.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.26 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 2.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.98 tonnes | 2.58 tonnes | 3.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.68 tonnes | 3.65 tonnes | 3.74 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.12 tonnes | 3.76 tonnes | 4.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.66 tonnes | 4.64 tonnes | 4.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.54 tonnes | 4.33 tonnes | 4.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.16 tonnes | 3.98 tonnes | 4.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.54 tonnes | 2.86 tonnes | 3.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.87 tonnes | 2.69 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 93.71 tonnes | 3.02 tonnes | 212.47 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 202.99 tonnes | 142.97 tonnes | 307.05 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.24 tonnes | 116.12 tonnes | 195.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 167.17 tonnes | 128.42 tonnes | 223.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 311.76 tonnes | 205.83 tonnes | 448.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.03 tonnes | 305.67 tonnes | 372.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.02 tonnes | 322.15 tonnes | 335.93 tonnes | 3 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Kiribati was 335.93 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 coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 448.53 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6456 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Kiribati rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Kiribati ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.