Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was -271.33 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Saint Lucia is -271.33 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Saint Lucia peaked at -271.33 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -352 kt, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 183rd out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -300.67 kt | — |
| 1991 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -300.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -333.67 kt | +11.0% |
| 2002 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -333.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -352 kt | +5.5% |
| 2012 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -308 kt | -12.5% |
| 2017 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -271.33 kt | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -271.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -271.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -271.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -271.33 kt | -0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -271.33 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.25 kt. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -300.67 kt | -300.67 kt | -300.67 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -330.37 kt | -333.67 kt | -300.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -332.57 kt | -352 kt | -308 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -277.44 kt | -308 kt | -271.33 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 310,708 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0745 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1980)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0065 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Saint Lucia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Saint Lucia was -271.33 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was -271.33 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -352 kt in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).