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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.9% | — |
| 1991 | 78.7% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 62.4% | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.1% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -49.8% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +54.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 29.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 29.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 56% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.3% | 23.4% | 36.1% |
| 2006 | -49.8% | 51.6% | 25.9% |
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
More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 310,708 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0745 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1980)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0065 kt (2023)
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.