Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 29.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia stood at 29.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia peaked at 80.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2010.
That places Saint Lucia 134th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 62.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 23.9% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 23.4% | 36.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 131 Cape Verde 30.4% compare
- 133 Cyprus 29.7% compare
- 135 Ghana 29.5% compare
- 136 Bulgaria 28.7% compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.0% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia was 29.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Saint Lucia ranks 134th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.