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
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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About this data
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.