Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
107th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
Saint Lucia recorded 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Saint Lucia peaked at 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
Saint Lucia ranks 107th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1853 | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1863 | 0.038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1870 | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1904 | 0.0306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 0.034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +91.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +46.4% |
| 1943 | 0.1278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.3% |
| 1944 | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.3% |
| 1946 | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1948 | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1949 | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1950 | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.8% |
| 1951 | 0.4397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1953 | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1954 | 0.3988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.3% |
| 1979 | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.0% |
| 1980 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 80% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +91.0% | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1942 | +46.4% | 0.0675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1969 | +41.3% | 0.6143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1979 | +38.0% | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1943 | +29.3% | 0.0989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1978 | +28.3% | 0.8761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 104 Dominican Republic 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Ecuador 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Tunisia 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Panama 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Brazil 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 110 Bhutan 3.18 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, excluding land use and forestry in Saint Lucia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Saint Lucia was 3.24 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Saint Lucia ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.