Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu: Greenhouse gas emissions
Saint Lucia
569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saint Lucia rank
179th
Vanuatu rank
181st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Saint Lucia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu, a difference of 90,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 10,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 11,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 11,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 15,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 19,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 178,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 8,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 6,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 8,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 31,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 105,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 152,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 199,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 953,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 254,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 322,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 396,356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 510,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 554,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 540,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Saint Lucia or Vanuatu?
- Saint Lucia, at 569,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 478,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 90,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Saint Lucia ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.