Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: CO₂ emissions per capita

Jamaica
2.96 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
2.99 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
112th
Saint Lucia rank
110th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 2.99 tonnes per person against 2.96 tonnes per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 112th and Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6272 tonnes per person 0.1019 tonnes per person 0.5254 tonnes per person Jamaica
1960s 1.73 tonnes per person 0.2873 tonnes per person 1.45 tonnes per person Jamaica
1970s 3.65 tonnes per person 0.7638 tonnes per person 2.89 tonnes per person Jamaica
1980s 2.66 tonnes per person 0.9902 tonnes per person 1.67 tonnes per person Jamaica
1990s 3.52 tonnes per person 1.75 tonnes per person 1.77 tonnes per person Jamaica
2000s 3.88 tonnes per person 2.37 tonnes per person 1.51 tonnes per person Jamaica
2010s 2.91 tonnes per person 2.8 tonnes per person 0.1086 tonnes per person Jamaica
2020s 2.72 tonnes per person 2.87 tonnes per person 0.1492 tonnes per person Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 2.99 tonnes per person against 2.96 tonnes per person in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
0.03 tonnes per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Jamaica ranks 112th and Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.