Per capita methane emissions in Grenada
Grenada: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita methane emissions in Grenada, 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
Grenada recorded 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Grenada peaked at 0.6769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1939.
Grenada ranks 177th 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 | 0.6538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Egypt 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Malawi 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita methane emissions in Grenada?
- Per capita methane emissions in Grenada was 0.4204 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1939.
- How does Grenada rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Grenada ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.