Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems was 149,089 tonnes CO₂e in 2015. ▲ Rising
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saint Lucia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes CO₂e.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 149,089 tonnes CO₂e for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saint Lucia peaked at 149,089 tonnes CO₂e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 105,803 tonnes CO₂e, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 185th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,218 tonnes CO₂e | 105,803 tonnes CO₂e | 123,115 tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,100 tonnes CO₂e | 121,210 tonnes CO₂e | 126,383 tonnes CO₂e | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,148 tonnes CO₂e | 122,911 tonnes CO₂e | 149,089 tonnes CO₂e | 6 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saint Lucia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems in Saint Lucia was 149,089 tonnes CO₂e in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 149,089 tonnes CO₂e in 2015.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions from food systems recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,803 tonnes CO₂e in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for greenhouse gas emissions from food systems?
- Saint Lucia ranks 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions from food systems rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.