Per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
174th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1861
Years of data
85
1854–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena, 1854–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena is 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 85 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena peaked at 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1861.
Saint Helena ranks 174th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Helena
- 171 Comoros 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Liberia 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 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
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Saint Helena
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 421,737 tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 2.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions 0.0% (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 421,737 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena?
- Per capita methane emissions in Saint Helena was 0.4391 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1861.
- How does Saint Helena rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Saint Helena ranks 174th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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.