Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 15.85 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 15.85 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia peaked at 15.85 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48,621 tonnes, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 310,249 tonnes | 48,621 tonnes | 645,963 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.49 million tonnes | 715,836 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.40 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.52 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 million tonnes | 6.60 million tonnes | 8.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.16 million tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | 10.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.10 million tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 13.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.01 million tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes | 15.85 million tonnes | 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 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia was 15.85 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,621 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.