Methane emissions in Grenada
Grenada: Methane emissions was 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
187th
of 199 countries
All-time high
49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
21,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Grenada, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions in Grenada stood at 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Grenada peaked at 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1852.
That places Grenada 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 21,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 22,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 23,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 23,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 24,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 25,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 25,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 25,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 25,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 26,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 29,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 34,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 37,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 184 Antigua and Barbuda 56,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 185 Macao 52,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 189 Palau 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 190 Kiribati 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Grenada
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 117,303 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 43,016 (2025)
- Urban population 36.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 9.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.22 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.22 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Grenada?
- Methane emissions in Grenada was 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 49,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1852.
- How does Grenada rank for methane emissions?
- Grenada ranks 187th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.