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