Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,339 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia is 1,339 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,339 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 645 kilograms per person, in 1991.
That places Saint Lucia 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 897.98 kilograms per person | 645 kilograms per person | 1,099 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,068 kilograms per person | 945.63 kilograms per person | 1,157 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,221 kilograms per person | 1,196 kilograms per person | 1,248 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,287 kilograms per person | 1,234 kilograms per person | 1,339 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 61 Netherlands 1,428 kilograms per person compare
- 62 Hungary 1,404 kilograms per person compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,382 kilograms per person compare
- 65 Slovakia 1,336 kilograms per person compare
- 66 North Macedonia 1,327 kilograms per person compare
- 67 Barbados 1,310 kilograms per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Saint Lucia was 1,339 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,339 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 645 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Saint Lucia ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.