Botswana vs Saint Lucia: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Botswana
2.96 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
2.99 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
111th
Saint Lucia rank
110th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Botswana
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 2.99 tonnes per person against 2.96 tonnes per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Botswana ranks 111th and Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5355 tonnes per person | 0.7917 tonnes per person | 0.2562 tonnes per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 0.9902 tonnes per person | 0.4679 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 0.2464 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | 0.1743 tonnes per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 2.8 tonnes per person | 0.0689 tonnes per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 2.86 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Botswana or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 2.99 tonnes per person against 2.96 tonnes per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Lucia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Saint Lucia rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Botswana ranks 111th and Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.