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
Latest (2022)
0.2962 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
42nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3855 kilograms per international-$
in 1979
All-time low
0.0377 kilograms per international-$
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ | +187.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0694 kilograms per international-$ | -35.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0999 kilograms per international-$ | +43.9% |
| 1954 | 0.064 kilograms per international-$ | -36.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0913 kilograms per international-$ | +42.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0845 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0808 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.077 kilograms per international-$ | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0985 kilograms per international-$ | +28.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1178 kilograms per international-$ | +19.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1132 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1307 kilograms per international-$ | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1258 kilograms per international-$ | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1402 kilograms per international-$ | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1535 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1653 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2868 kilograms per international-$ | +62.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2927 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3155 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3261 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2802 kilograms per international-$ | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2829 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2599 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1966 kilograms per international-$ | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2601 kilograms per international-$ | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ | +48.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3092 kilograms per international-$ | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2518 kilograms per international-$ | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2906 kilograms per international-$ | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2502 kilograms per international-$ | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2587 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2715 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2386 kilograms per international-$ | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2589 kilograms per international-$ | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2556 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.238 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.25 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2551 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2627 kilograms per international-$ | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2825 kilograms per international-$ | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3017 kilograms per international-$ | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3088 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3128 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.308 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3118 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3097 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3324 kilograms per international-$ | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3211 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3182 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3057 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2966 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2868 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2826 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2675 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.264 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2987 kilograms per international-$ | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2911 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2988 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2979 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2979 kilograms per international-$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2874 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2748 kilograms per international-$ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2777 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2782 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2752 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3579 kilograms per international-$ | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3336 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ | -11.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912 kilograms per international-$, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +187.2% | 0.0377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1969 | +62.1% | 0.177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2868 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1979 | +48.2% | 0.2601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3855 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1953 | +43.9% | 0.0694 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0999 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).