Palau vs Saint Lucia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Palau
30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Lucia
19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Palau rank
180th
Saint Lucia rank
183rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Palau
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia, a difference of 10,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Palau ranks 180th and Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 930.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 930.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 23,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
| 2020s | 28,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Palau or Saint Lucia?
- Palau, at 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Palau and Saint Lucia?
- 10,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Saint Lucia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Palau ranks 180th 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.