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

Latest (2015)
29.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
134th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.9%
in 1990
All-time low
23.4%
in 2010
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia, 1990–2015

204060801990200220151990: 80.9 %1991: 78.7 %1992: 62.4 %1993: 80.8 %1994: 65.3 %1995: 66.3 %1996: 66.5 %1997: 69.1 %1998: 69.8 %1999: 70.4 %2000: 53.5 %2001: 49.2 %2002: 48.6 %2003: 44.1 %2004: 48.1 %2005: 51.6 %2006: 25.9 %2007: 24.9 %2008: 24.6 %2009: 23.9 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 36.1 %2012: 28.7 %2013: 27.8 %2014: 29.7 %2015: 29.6 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 131 Cape Verde 30.4% compare
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  3. 135 Ghana 29.5% compare
  4. 136 Bulgaria 28.7% compare
  5. 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.0% compare

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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

Indicator
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food
Unit
%
Source
Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 5,642 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

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.