Per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
156th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda, 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1940.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 156th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 94,209 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 22,924 (2025)
- Urban population 24.3% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 26.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.09 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.09 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.6008 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 methane emissions recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1940.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.