Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
-69,909 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia
-96,436 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
144th
Saint Lucia rank
147th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -69,909 tonnes against -96,436 tonnes in Saint Lucia, a difference of 26,527 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Saint Lucia ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 14 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,130 tonnes | 19,591 tonnes | 28,539 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 44,422 tonnes | 20,423 tonnes | 23,999 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1870s | 43,166 tonnes | 21,020 tonnes | 22,145 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1880s | 40,593 tonnes | 20,914 tonnes | 19,679 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 37,186 tonnes | 25,062 tonnes | 12,124 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 25,443 tonnes | 28,711 tonnes | 3,268 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 21,412 tonnes | 3,924 tonnes | 17,488 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1920s | 22,592 tonnes | -2,477 tonnes | 25,069 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 27,535 tonnes | -2,382 tonnes | 29,917 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 40,696 tonnes | -5,459 tonnes | 46,155 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 94,051 tonnes | 55,070 tonnes | 38,981 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | 132,476 tonnes | 108,293 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 26,469 tonnes | 108,216 tonnes | 81,747 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2,964 tonnes | 100,581 tonnes | 97,616 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 7,317 tonnes | -88,574 tonnes | 95,891 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | -13,146 tonnes | -193,888 tonnes | 180,741 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -111,800 tonnes | -122,407 tonnes | 10,607 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | -80,996 tonnes | -103,310 tonnes | 22,314 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Saint Lucia?
- Barbados, at -69,909 tonnes against -96,436 tonnes in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 26,527 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Saint Lucia ranks 147th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.