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Saint Helena Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
21.008
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,14%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
5,25
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Saint Helena were 21.008 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 1,14% over the previous year, representing an increase by 236 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 20.772 tons.
  • Per capita: 5,25 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
  • Saint Helena accounts for 0% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 21.008 17.573 2.475 961 5,25 1,14% 0,000039%
2023 20.772 17.341 2.471 960 5,19 0,18% 0,000040%
2022 20.735 17.287 2.489 959 5,18 6,85% 0,000040%
2021 19.405 15.944 2.527 934 4,85 1,69% 0,000038%
2020 19.083 15.589 2.543 950 4,62 −6,53% 0,000039%
2019 20.417 16.925 2.518 974 4,98 −1,25% 0,000040%
2018 20.675 17.209 2.494 972 5,07 4,51% 0,000041%
2017 19.783 16.365 2.461 958 4,89 3,88% 0,000040%
2016 19.044 15.675 2.429 940 4,72 3,88% 0,000039%
2015 18.333 14.996 2.427 910 4,54 0,51% 0,000038%
2014 18.241 14.878 2.444 918 4,5 −0,12% 0,000038%
2013 18.263 14.897 2.449 917 4,48 18,4% 0,000038%
2012 15.424 12.211 2.336 878 3,75 1,3% 0,000033%
2011 15.227 12.031 2.321 875 3,67 3,71% 0,000033%
2010 14.682 11.499 2.328 855 3,51 6,35% 0,000032%
2009 13.805 10.621 2.348 837 3,31 1,37% 0,000032%
2008 13.618 10.397 2.393 828 3,27 4,06% 0,000031%
2007 13.087 9.938 2.354 795 3,14 12,17% 0,000030%
2006 11.667 8.539 2.351 777 2,78 −9,75% 0,000028%
2005 12.927 9.727 2.399 801 3,02 5,11% 0,000032%
2004 12.298 9.109 2.401 788 2,79 12,39% 0,000031%
2003 10.943 8.000 2.176 767 2,39 4,72% 0,000029%
2002 10.450 7.540 2.150 761 2,18 0,43% 0,000029%
2001 10.406 7.520 2.127 759 2,09 −26,99% 0,000029%
2000 14.252 11.237 2.227 788 2,79 108,9% 0,000040%
1999 6.823 4.108 2.052 662 1,31 3,81% 0,000020%
1998 6.572 3.842 2.066 664 1,25 0,83% 0,000019%
1997 6.518 3.837 2.032 650 1,24 3,14% 0,000019%
1996 6.320 3.501 2.128 690 1,2 −27,47% 0,000018%
1995 8.714 5.846 2.144 725 1,65 4,57% 0,000026%
1994 8.333 5.565 2.078 690 1,56 −15,18% 0,000025%
1993 9.825 6.461 2.513 851 1,83 15,63% 0,000030%
1992 8.497 5.171 2.509 817 1,56 −3,39% 0,000026%
1991 8.795 5.443 2.530 822 1,6 −33,91% 0,000027%
1990 13.307 9.540 2.808 960 2,4 48,18% 0,000041%
1989 8.981 5.210 2.841 929 1,61 1,24% 0,000028%
1988 8.871 5.127 2.828 916 1,59 8,38% 0,000028%
1987 8.185 4.582 2.754 849 1,46 21,95% 0,000027%
1986 6.712 3.262 2.645 806 1,2 5,05% 0,000023%
1985 6.390 2.943 2.648 799 1,14 5% 0,000022%
1984 6.085 2.644 2.645 797 1,1 −11,95% 0,000021%
1983 6.911 2.963 2.999 948 1,26 19,31% 0,000025%
1982 5.793 1.834 3.008 951 1,07 −1,23% 0,000021%
1981 5.865 2.071 2.867 926 1,09 −17,6% 0,000021%
1980 7.118 3.236 2.899 982 1,34 3,58% 0,000025%
1979 6.872 3.015 2.887 970 1,3 5,35% 0,000024%
1978 6.523 2.848 2.759 915 1,24 −3,59% 0,000023%
1977 6.766 3.371 2.555 839 1,29 31,61% 0,000025%
1976 5.141 1.843 2.502 795 0,99 −6,28% 0,000019%
1975 5.485 2.320 2.407 759 1,06 −2,84% 0,000022%
1974 5.646 2.666 2.272 708 1,1 4,94% 0,000022%
1973 5.380 2.498 2.201 681 1,06 −0,29% 0,000021%
1972 5.395 2.241 2.412 742 1,08 −7,39% 0,000022%
1971 5.826 2.771 2.347 708 1,18 2% 0,000025%
1970 5.711 2.770 2.269 671 1,17 0,000025%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).