Saint Helena vs Tuvalu: Greenhouse gas emissions
Saint Helena
14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tuvalu
19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Helena rank
198th
Tuvalu rank
197th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Saint Helena
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena, a difference of 5,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.3 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 474.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 758.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1860s | 504.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1870s | 547.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 943.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1880s | 599.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1890s | 643.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 611.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1900s | 696.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 725.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1910s | 798.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 798.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1920s | 971.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1930s | 1,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 907.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1940s | 1,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1950s | 2,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 966.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 2,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 3,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 645.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 7,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 12,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 361.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 13,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 14,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 13,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Saint Helena or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 19,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Saint Helena and Tuvalu?
- 5,072 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Saint Helena ranks 198th and Tuvalu ranks 197th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.