Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 16.46 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia stood at 16.46 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia peaked at 16.46 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 180th of 215 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 | 47,998 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 95,264 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 217,642 tonnes | 109,920 tonnes | 377,392 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 795,821 tonnes | 443,344 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.78 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 5.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.16 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 9.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 million tonnes | 9.49 million tonnes | 13.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.41 million tonnes | 14.38 million tonnes | 16.46 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 177 Gambia 17.68 million tonnes compare
- 178 Andorra 16.61 million tonnes compare
- 179 Cape Verde 16.60 million tonnes compare
- 181 Seychelles 16.11 million tonnes compare
- 182 Burundi 15.80 million tonnes compare
- 183 Central African Republic 12.32 million tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Saint Lucia was 16.46 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 from oil recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.