Christmas Island vs Montserrat: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Christmas Island
1.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Montserrat
1.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Christmas Island rank
210th
Montserrat rank
209th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Christmas Island
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 1.68 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island, a difference of 348,960 tonnes.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.3 times Christmas Island's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Christmas Island ahead.
Christmas Island ranks 210th and Montserrat ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 4 and Montserrat in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Christmas Island | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 509,662 tonnes | 131,538 tonnes | 378,125 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes | 262,892 tonnes | 944,393 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 1990s | 1.33 million tonnes | 692,496 tonnes | 637,534 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2000s | 1.33 million tonnes | 976,456 tonnes | 353,574 tonnes | Christmas Island |
| 2010s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 74,748 tonnes | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 297,684 tonnes | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Christmas Island or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 1.68 million tonnes against 1.33 million tonnes in Christmas Island as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Christmas Island and Montserrat?
- 348,960 tonnes, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Montserrat?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Christmas Island and Montserrat rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Christmas Island ranks 210th and Montserrat ranks 209th 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 by world region. 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.