Per capita methane emissions in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Per capita methane emissions was 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
76th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2014
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2014.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 73 Niger 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 75 Slovenia 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 79 Cuba 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 46,922 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 14,968 (2025)
- Urban population 31.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 5.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.03 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 5.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 5.54 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Per capita methane emissions in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1.1 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2014.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.