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.
Per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1852 | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.5289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.5236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.5249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.5275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.5294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.5337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.5387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.5414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.5429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.5414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.5442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.5441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.5417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.5383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.5356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.5339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.5318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.5316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.5369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.5443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.5465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.5487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.5511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.5541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.5524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.5559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 0.5686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.5774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.5819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.5904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.5943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.5902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1912 | 0.5856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.5808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 0.5745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.5617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.5551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1918 | 0.5486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 0.5408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.5326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.5336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.5326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.5324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.5241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.5195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 0.5039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.4956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.4864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.4685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.4628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1941 | 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.4685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.4737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 0.5103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1948 | 0.5433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 0.5594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.5754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 0.6127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.6236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.6372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.6392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.6423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0.6703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 59% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 58% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.3% | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11,200 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0662 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
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.