Dominica vs Saint Lucia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Dominica
12,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Lucia
19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Dominica rank
186th
Saint Lucia rank
183rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Dominica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Dominica, a difference of 7,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.6 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Dominica ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 201 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 307.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 332.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 385.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 456.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 233.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 593.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 930.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | 904.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 1,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 838.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 1,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 846.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 1,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 897.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 2,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 4,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 5,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 9,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 14,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 19,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 13,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 13,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 12,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Dominica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 7,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Saint Lucia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Dominica ranks 186th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.