Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saint Lucia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saint Lucia stood at 0.2962 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0377 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0801 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1509 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2868 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1966 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2623 kilograms per international-$ | 0.238 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3092 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2906 kilograms per international-$ | 0.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3128 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2985 kilograms per international-$ | 0.264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3324 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2878 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2988 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3579 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.3026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 40 Bolivia 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 41 Estonia 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 43 Mozambique 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 44 Qatar 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 45 Australia 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 2.99 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.99 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saint Lucia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Saint Lucia was 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ in 1979.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Saint Lucia ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).