Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
138th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1929
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia is 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia peaked at 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1929.
Saint Lucia ranks 138th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1853 | 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1859 | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1860 | 0.3727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1861 | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1862 | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 0.3762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1864 | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1866 | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1868 | 0.3529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1869 | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1871 | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1872 | 0.3245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.3166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.3122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1877 | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1878 | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.3126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1880 | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1881 | 0.2822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.2666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1883 | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.3% |
| 1891 | 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.3129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1899 | 0.2959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.3481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.6% |
| 1901 | 0.3502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.3579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 0.3668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.3716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -41.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1913 | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1914 | 0.1575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.1431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1918 | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1932 | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.0% |
| 1933 | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 1936 | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.1237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +55.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.9% |
| 1944 | 0.3426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.5% |
| 1945 | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.4% |
| 1946 | 0.4698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.8% |
| 1947 | 0.534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.7% |
| 1948 | 0.5997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1949 | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.1% |
| 1951 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.7% |
| 1952 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.1% |
| 1960 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.2% |
| 1961 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1962 | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +92.7% |
| 1963 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +83.6% |
| 1967 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -31.9% |
| 1968 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +60.0% |
| 1971 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.6% |
| 1972 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.5% |
| 1979 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 66% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +92.7% | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1966 | +83.6% | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1970 | +60.0% | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1941 | +55.9% | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1930 | +47.1% | 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1910 | -41.8% | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 135 Georgia 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 136 Jamaica 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 137 Honduras 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Dominica 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 141 Eritrea 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Saint Lucia was 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1929.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Saint Lucia ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.