Dominican Republic vs Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Dominican Republic
3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
104th
Saint Lucia rank
107th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Dominican Republic
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th and Saint Lucia ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 15 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0.6863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 0.6203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.6323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.6154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Saint Lucia?
- Dominican Republic, at 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.