Niue vs Saint Helena: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Niue
286,056 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Helena
421,737 tonnes
in 2024
Niue rank
214th
Saint Helena rank
212th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Niue
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 421,737 tonnes against 286,056 tonnes in Niue, a difference of 135,681 tonnes.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.5 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 214th and Saint Helena ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58,624 tonnes | 26,869 tonnes | 31,755 tonnes | Niue |
| 1990s | 109,187 tonnes | 98,195 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | Niue |
| 2000s | 166,346 tonnes | 204,818 tonnes | 38,472 tonnes | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 217,275 tonnes | 315,104 tonnes | 97,829 tonnes | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 271,182 tonnes | 400,180 tonnes | 128,998 tonnes | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Niue or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 421,737 tonnes against 286,056 tonnes in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Niue and Saint Helena?
- 135,681 tonnes, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Saint Helena?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Saint Helena rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Niue ranks 214th and Saint Helena ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.