Environment of Kiribati

In Kiribati, the amount of alternative and nuclear energy consumed amounts to 0% of the total energy use. Kiribati emits 0.6 metric tons per capita of CO₂. The number of road motor vehicles per 1000 inhabitants in Kiribati is 527.

Forest

Total land area of Kiribati is 811 km² (approx. 313 mi²). 20 km² of Kiribati's territory is covered in forests. and forest land comprises 2% of all the land in the country.

Issues Kiribati faces

Currently Kiribati faces various issues, including heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping, ground water at risk.