Australia vs Saint Lucia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Australia
0.2857 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Saint Lucia
0.2962 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Australia rank
45th
Saint Lucia rank
42nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Australia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ in Australia, a difference of 0.0105 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 45th and Saint Lucia ranks 42nd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5988 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0801 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5187 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.5974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1509 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4465 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5962 kilograms per international-$ | 0.289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3072 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.5834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2623 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3211 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2906 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1659 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0738 kilograms per international-$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3029 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0263 kilograms per international-$ | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Australia or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Australia and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0105 kilograms per international-$, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saint Lucia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Saint Lucia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Australia ranks 45th and Saint Lucia ranks 42nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).