Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 88.2 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 88.2 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 88.2 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.73 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Saint Lucia 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.73 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.25 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 11.81 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 1963 | 13.31 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 14.16 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 14.9 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 18.64 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1967 | 20.17 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 21.13 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 22.11 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 25.9 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 27.61 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 28.81 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 29.7 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 30.72 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 31.4 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 31.99 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 32.38 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 33.64 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 35.58 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 37.29 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 38.58 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 39.96 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 41.44 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 43.02 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 44.35 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 45.09 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 45.78 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.58 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 47.34 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 47.88 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 48.37 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 48.92 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 49.59 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 50.02 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 50.41 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 50.9 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 51.12 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.72 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 52.14 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.59 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 53.13 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.63 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.1 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.77 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.34 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 56.6 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 57.59 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 58.63 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.7 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 61.15 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.73 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 64.55 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 66.48 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 68.27 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.27 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 72.01 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 73.87 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 75.8 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 77.7 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 79.56 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 81.68 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.88 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 85.97 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 88.2 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 88.2 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239.32 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 88.2 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 330.98 tonnes per person, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +43.2% | 8.25 tonnes per person | 11.81 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +25.1% | 14.9 tonnes per person | 18.64 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 22.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.77 tonnes per person | 25.9 tonnes per person | 35.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.94 tonnes per person | 37.29 tonnes per person | 47.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.11 tonnes per person | 47.88 tonnes per person | 52.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.61 tonnes per person | 52.59 tonnes per person | 59.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.28 tonnes per person | 61.15 tonnes per person | 77.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.86 tonnes per person | 79.56 tonnes per person | 88.2 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 142 Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.41 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.1 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Morocco 93.04 tonnes per person compare
- 146 East Timor 86.61 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Lesotho 83.92 tonnes per person compare
- 148 Togo 82.97 tonnes per person 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Saint Lucia was 88.2 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.