Co2 intensity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Co2 intensity was 0.2962 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2962
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
42nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3855
in 1979
All-time low
0.0377
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Saint Lucia, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Saint Lucia stood at 0.2962.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.3855 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0377, 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.
Co2 intensity in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0377 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1082 | +187.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0694 | -35.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0999 | +43.9% |
| 1954 | 0.064 | -36.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0913 | +42.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0882 | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0845 | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0808 | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.077 | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0985 | +28.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1178 | +19.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1132 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1307 | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1258 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1402 | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1535 | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1653 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.177 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2868 | +62.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2907 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2927 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3155 | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3261 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2802 | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2829 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2599 | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1966 | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2601 | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3855 | +48.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3092 | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2518 | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2906 | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2502 | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2587 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2715 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2386 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2589 | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2556 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.238 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.25 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2551 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2627 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2825 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3017 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3088 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3128 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.308 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3126 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3118 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3097 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3324 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3211 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3182 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3057 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2966 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2868 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2826 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2675 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.264 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2987 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2911 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2988 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2979 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2979 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2874 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2748 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2777 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2782 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2752 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3579 | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3336 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2962 | -11.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.2962 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.2962 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | 0.1082 |
| 1969 | +62.1% | 0.177 | 0.2868 |
| 1979 | +48.2% | 0.2601 | 0.3855 |
| 1953 | +43.9% | 0.0694 | 0.0999 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0801 | 0.0377 | 0.1082 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1509 | 0.0985 | 0.2868 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.289 | 0.1966 | 0.3855 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2623 | 0.238 | 0.3092 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2906 | 0.25 | 0.3128 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2985 | 0.264 | 0.3324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2878 | 0.2748 | 0.2988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3292 | 0.2962 | 0.3579 | 3 |
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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 co2 intensity in Saint Lucia?
- Co2 intensity in Saint Lucia was 0.2962 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3855 in 1979.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0377 in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for co2 intensity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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