Dominica vs Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Dominica
3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica rank
140th
Saint Lucia rank
138th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Dominica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominica, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 140th and Saint Lucia ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 11 and Saint Lucia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1860s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1870s | 0.615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1880s | -0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1900s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1910s | 0.7432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1920s | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1930s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1940s | 0.7791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1950s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1970s | 0.9642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Dominica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Dominica ranks 140th and Saint Lucia ranks 138th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.