Bhutan vs Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
110th
Saint Lucia rank
107th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 110th and Saint Lucia ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 12 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 0.7031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 0.8172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.7325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.4155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.5913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1052 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, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Saint Lucia?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 110th and Saint Lucia ranks 107th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.