Eritrea vs Saint Lucia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Eritrea
2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
140th
Saint Lucia rank
137th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 140th and Saint Lucia ranks 137th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 16 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 0.4293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0.8447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Eritrea or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Eritrea and Saint Lucia?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 140th and Saint Lucia ranks 137th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.