Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Samoa
14.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia
15.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Samoa rank
178th
Saint Lucia rank
177th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 15.85 million tonnes against 14.55 million tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 1.30 million tonnes.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 178th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.90 million tonnes | 310,249 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5.35 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1970s | 8.25 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1980s | 11.73 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 1990s | 11.35 million tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 3.97 million tonnes | Samoa |
| 2000s | 10.16 million tonnes | 9.16 million tonnes | 998,769 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2010s | 12.44 million tonnes | 12.10 million tonnes | 345,278 tonnes | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.46 million tonnes | 15.01 million tonnes | 543,480 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 15.85 million tonnes against 14.55 million tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 1.30 million tonnes, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Samoa ranks 178th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.