CO₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: CO₂ emissions per capita was 2.99 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia is 2.99 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.99 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 110th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1019 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 0.119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2873 tonnes per person | 0.1583 tonnes per person | 0.6112 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7638 tonnes per person | 0.6099 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9902 tonnes per person | 0.7861 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 2.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 2.15 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 180,149 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 52,417 (2025)
- Urban population 29.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.99 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 16.46 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.99 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Saint Lucia was 2.99 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 110th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.