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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).