Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Haiti
Haiti: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
193rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Haiti, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Haiti peaked at 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 193rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 190 Comoros 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Malawi 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Gambia 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 196 Samoa 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Haiti
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 11.91 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6.62 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2523 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 88.84 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2523 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2523 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Haiti?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Haiti was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Haiti ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.