Saint Helena vs Tuvalu: Nitrous oxide emissions
Saint Helena
1,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena rank
197th
Tuvalu rank
196th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Saint Helena
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena, a difference of 316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.3 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 196th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 45.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1860s | 48.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1870s | 60.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1880s | 77.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1890s | 87.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 97.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 127.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 187.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 202.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 462.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 302.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 682.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 437.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 693.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 515.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 949.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 556.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 1,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 311.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 914.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 890.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Saint Helena or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saint Helena and Tuvalu rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Saint Helena ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 196th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.