Somalia vs Saint Lucia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Somalia
22,766 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia
19,863 tonnes
in 2024
Somalia rank
121st
Saint Lucia rank
124th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Somalia
  • Saint Lucia
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k195119872024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 22,766 tonnes against 19,863 tonnes in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2,903 tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Somalia ranks 121st and Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s 4,478 tonnes 814.22 tonnes 3,664 tonnes Somalia
1960s 7,328 tonnes 5,130 tonnes 2,198 tonnes Somalia
1970s 32,610 tonnes 8,794 tonnes 23,816 tonnes Somalia
1980s 46,476 tonnes 1,466 tonnes 45,010 tonnes Somalia
1990s -46,476 tonnes 17,221 tonnes 63,697 tonnes Saint Lucia
2000s 25,648 tonnes 8,794 tonnes 16,854 tonnes Somalia
2010s 32,610 tonnes 7,694 tonnes 24,915 tonnes Somalia
2020s 49,859 tonnes 6,988 tonnes 42,871 tonnes Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Somalia or Saint Lucia?
Somalia, at 22,766 tonnes against 19,863 tonnes in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Somalia and Saint Lucia?
2,903 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Saint Lucia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Saint Lucia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Somalia ranks 121st and Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.