Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Jamaica
3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica rank
136th
Saint Lucia rank
138th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 136th and Saint Lucia ranks 138th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 17 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 0.5814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1022 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, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Jamaica, at 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Jamaica ranks 136th 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.