Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Saint Kitts and Nevis
297,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
185th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
183rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 297,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 88,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.3 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 185th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saint Kitts and Nevis averaged higher in 16 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 81,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1860s | 121,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1870s | 116,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1880s | 121,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1890s | 116,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1900s | 115,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1910s | 97,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 591.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1920s | 72,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 794.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1930s | 62,188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1940s | 114,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1950s | 101,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1960s | 67,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 63,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 75,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 137,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 203,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 249,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 273,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 100,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 385,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 297,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 88,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 185th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.