Bolivia vs Saint Helena: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
117th
Saint Helena rank
120th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 117th and Saint Helena ranks 120th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 16 and Saint Helena in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.2088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 0.1843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 0.244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 0.3907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Saint Helena?
- Bolivia, at 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Saint Helena?
- 0.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 117th and Saint Helena ranks 120th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.