Maldives vs St. Lucia: Per capita methane emissions
Maldives
0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
St. Lucia
0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
186th
St. Lucia rank
183rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Maldives
- St. Lucia
How they compare
St. Lucia currently reports 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was St. Lucia ahead.
Maldives ranks 186th and St. Lucia ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 7 and St. Lucia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | St. Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1860s | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1870s | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1880s | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1890s | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1900s | 0.0518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1950s | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1960s | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | St. Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Maldives or St. Lucia?
- St. Lucia, at 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Maldives and St. Lucia?
- 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with St. Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and St. Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and St. Lucia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Maldives ranks 186th and St. Lucia ranks 183rd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.