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🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Population 0.09 Million, North America.  Read key messages

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  • Emissions: Antigua and Barbuda emitted around 0.72 megatonnes CO2e in 2024, 0% of the global total.
  • Per person: Emissions were around 7.7 tonnes per person per year, rated very high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
  • Trend: Emissions rose by around 1.2% a year over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
  • What drives it: CO2 makes up 91% of emissions, methane 7.4%, nitrous oxide 1.7% and F-gases 0%.
  • Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Antigua and Barbuda's emissions have produced around 30 megatonnes CO2e of warming impact, 0% of the global total, averaging around 3.5 tonnes per person per year on a population-weighted basis.
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 Most recent data from Global Carbon Project, Our World in Data, PRIMAP-hist