Per capita methane emissions in Haiti
Haiti: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
133rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.6471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1880
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Haiti peaked at 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.6471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1880.
Haiti ranks 133rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 130 Madagascar 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 South Korea 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Tajikistan 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 134 Togo 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 135 Sweden 0.7472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Niue 0.7458 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 methane emissions in Haiti?
- Per capita methane emissions in Haiti was 0.7588 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1880.
- How does Haiti rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Haiti ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.