British Virgin Islands vs Saint Helena: Methane emissions

British Virgin Islands
11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena
2,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
194th
Saint Helena rank
197th

Methane emissions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Saint Helena
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena, a difference of 9,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 5.1 times Saint Helena's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Saint Helena ranks 197th of 199 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1850s 8,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 428.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1860s 8,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 455.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1870s 9,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 487.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1880s 9,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 521.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1890s 9,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 556.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1900s 10,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 598.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1910s 10,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 671.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1920s 10,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 783.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1930s 10,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 915.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1940s 10,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1950s 9,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1960s 7,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1970s 7,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1980s 8,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1990s 8,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2000s 9,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2010s 11,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
2020s 11,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, British Virgin Islands or Saint Helena?
British Virgin Islands, at 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between British Virgin Islands and Saint Helena?
9,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Saint Helena?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do British Virgin Islands and Saint Helena rank globally for methane emissions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 194th and Saint Helena ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.