India vs Saint Helena: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
India
2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
123rd
Saint Helena rank
121st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- India
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was India ahead.
India ranks 123rd and Saint Helena ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Saint Helena in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.2025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.2133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.2616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.3453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.3367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.3869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, India or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between India and Saint Helena?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do India and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- India ranks 123rd and Saint Helena ranks 121st of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.