Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Kiribati
318.01 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Marshall Islands
410.77 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
6th
Marshall Islands rank
5th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
0200400600196519942023

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 318.01 metric tons per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 92.76 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 49.88 metric tons per square kilometre 3.86 metric tons per square kilometre 46.02 metric tons per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 46.63 metric tons per square kilometre 230.89 metric tons per square kilometre 184.26 metric tons per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2010s 164.43 metric tons per square kilometre 441.53 metric tons per square kilometre 277.1 metric tons per square kilometre Marshall Islands
2020s 269.08 metric tons per square kilometre 485.59 metric tons per square kilometre 216.51 metric tons per square kilometre Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre against 318.01 metric tons per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
92.76 metric tons per square kilometre, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.