Mauritius vs Saint Lucia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mauritius
290,922 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Lucia
691,470 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius rank
171st
Saint Lucia rank
170th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mauritius
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 691,470 tonnes against 290,922 tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 400,548 tonnes.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.4 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 171st and Saint Lucia ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 86,368 tonnes | 107,707 tonnes | 21,339 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 125,569 tonnes | 307,289 tonnes | 181,720 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 97,455 tonnes | 515,063 tonnes | 417,608 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 26,828 tonnes | 725,443 tonnes | 698,615 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | -38,758 tonnes | 956,136 tonnes | 994,893 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | -139,049 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | -293,890 tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | -499,084 tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | -1.12 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | -2.50 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 3.82 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | -3.32 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | -3.95 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | 6.52 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | -4.32 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 8.22 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | -4.19 million tonnes | 4.95 million tonnes | 9.14 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | -4.27 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 9.16 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -2.98 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | 6.27 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | -787,328 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 328,148 tonnes | 891,459 tonnes | 563,311 tonnes | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mauritius or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 691,470 tonnes against 290,922 tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mauritius and Saint Lucia?
- 400,548 tonnes, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Saint Lucia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mauritius ranks 171st and Saint Lucia ranks 170th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.