Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.45 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia is 2.45 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.07 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5112 tonnes per person, in 1955.
Saint Lucia ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6919 tonnes per person | 0.5112 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 0.5909 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per person | 0.8673 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.9317 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.9089 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Saint Lucia was 2.45 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5112 tonnes per person in 1955.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.