Seychelles vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Seychelles
5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles rank
58th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
55th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles, a difference of 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Seychelles ranks 58th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1860s | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1870s | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1880s | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1890s | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1900s | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1910s | 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1920s | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1930s | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1940s | 0.1549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1950s | 0.2424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1960s | 0.4472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1970s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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, Seychelles or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Seychelles and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Seychelles ranks 58th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55th 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.