Niue vs Saint Helena: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Niue
7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena
13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niue rank
198th
Saint Helena rank
196th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Niue
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue, a difference of 5,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.7 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 198th and Saint Helena ranks 196th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 7 and Saint Helena in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 200.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1860s | 211.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1870s | 222.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1880s | 231.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1890s | 238.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1900s | 236.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1910s | 222.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1920s | 224.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1930s | 249.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1940s | 291.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | 297.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 269.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 754.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 3,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 790.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Niue |
| 1980s | 3,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 6,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 5,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 6,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 7,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Niue or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 13,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Niue and Saint Helena?
- 5,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Saint Helena?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Saint Helena rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Niue ranks 198th and Saint Helena ranks 196th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.