Total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Total ghg emissions was 569,642 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
569,642
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
179th
of 199 countries
All-time high
569,642
in 2024
All-time low
5,773
in 1928
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 569,642 for total ghg emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia peaked at 569,642 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,773, in 1928.
That places Saint Lucia 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10,415 | — |
| 1851 | 10,603 | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 10,560 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 10,671 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 10,756 | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 10,756 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 10,801 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 10,846 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 10,792 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 10,188 | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 10,244 | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 10,709 | +4.5% |
| 1862 | 11,002 | +2.7% |
| 1863 | 10,893 | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 11,003 | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 11,048 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 11,104 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 11,149 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 11,206 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 11,309 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 10,912 | -3.5% |
| 1871 | 10,995 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 11,155 | +1.5% |
| 1873 | 11,210 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 11,353 | +1.3% |
| 1875 | 11,436 | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 11,520 | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 11,431 | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 11,474 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 12,430 | +8.3% |
| 1880 | 11,513 | -7.4% |
| 1881 | 11,562 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 11,046 | -4.5% |
| 1883 | 11,196 | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 11,232 | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 11,351 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 11,360 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 11,494 | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 11,602 | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 11,725 | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 14,284 | +21.8% |
| 1891 | 14,526 | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 14,692 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 14,826 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 15,001 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 15,155 | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 15,288 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 16,096 | +5.3% |
| 1898 | 15,551 | -3.4% |
| 1899 | 15,521 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 18,457 | +18.9% |
| 1901 | 18,700 | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 19,076 | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 19,163 | +0.5% |
| 1904 | 19,176 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 19,474 | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 19,600 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 19,841 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 19,945 | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 20,104 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 11,736 | -41.6% |
| 1911 | 10,185 | -13.2% |
| 1912 | 9,450 | -7.2% |
| 1913 | 8,946 | -5.3% |
| 1914 | 8,643 | -3.4% |
| 1915 | 8,411 | -2.7% |
| 1916 | 8,189 | -2.6% |
| 1917 | 8,026 | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 8,180 | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 6,949 | -15.0% |
| 1920 | 7,794 | +12.2% |
| 1921 | 7,081 | -9.1% |
| 1922 | 7,288 | +2.9% |
| 1923 | 6,532 | -10.4% |
| 1924 | 6,747 | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 6,533 | -3.2% |
| 1926 | 6,291 | -3.7% |
| 1927 | 6,071 | -3.5% |
| 1928 | 5,773 | -4.9% |
| 1929 | 5,798 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 8,654 | +49.3% |
| 1931 | 8,240 | -4.8% |
| 1932 | 7,197 | -12.7% |
| 1933 | 6,556 | -8.9% |
| 1934 | 6,676 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 7,963 | +19.3% |
| 1936 | 8,475 | +6.4% |
| 1937 | 8,645 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 9,216 | +6.6% |
| 1939 | 9,475 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | 7,997 | -15.6% |
| 1941 | 12,634 | +58.0% |
| 1942 | 17,635 | +39.6% |
| 1943 | 22,472 | +27.4% |
| 1944 | 27,638 | +23.0% |
| 1945 | 33,126 | +19.9% |
| 1946 | 38,839 | +17.2% |
| 1947 | 44,687 | +15.1% |
| 1948 | 50,798 | +13.7% |
| 1949 | 56,878 | +12.0% |
| 1950 | 85,832 | +50.9% |
| 1951 | 97,747 | +13.9% |
| 1952 | 102,541 | +4.9% |
| 1953 | 102,215 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 102,322 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 101,731 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 104,728 | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 106,791 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 109,654 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 142,157 | +29.6% |
| 1960 | 110,810 | -22.1% |
| 1961 | 105,788 | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 206,117 | +94.8% |
| 1963 | 150,149 | -27.2% |
| 1964 | 120,710 | -19.6% |
| 1965 | 126,913 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 235,337 | +85.4% |
| 1967 | 161,943 | -31.2% |
| 1968 | 142,053 | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 164,468 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 266,508 | +62.0% |
| 1971 | 200,866 | -24.6% |
| 1972 | 183,721 | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 176,629 | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 181,563 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 167,772 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 169,201 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 156,389 | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 218,277 | +39.6% |
| 1979 | 276,780 | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 245,645 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 223,947 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 249,902 | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 254,263 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 272,082 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 268,838 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 246,489 | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 250,194 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 265,574 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 267,780 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 264,533 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 276,901 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 304,648 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 322,816 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 316,319 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 327,831 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 346,292 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 319,485 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 379,111 | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 362,871 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 362,386 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 362,729 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 348,622 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 372,588 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 417,027 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 400,786 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 450,139 | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 413,043 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 426,044 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 410,193 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 502,586 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 515,362 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 512,834 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 505,137 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 500,740 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 497,649 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 501,766 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 522,664 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 528,042 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 514,870 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 511,851 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 527,672 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 546,381 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 549,375 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 569,642 | +3.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 569,642 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 569,642 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.07 million, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg 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 | +94.8% | 105,788 | 206,117 |
| 1966 | +85.4% | 126,913 | 235,337 |
| 1970 | +62.0% | 164,468 | 266,508 |
| 1941 | +58.0% | 7,997 | 12,634 |
| 1950 | +50.9% | 56,878 | 85,832 |
| 1930 | +49.3% | 5,798 | 8,654 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,639 | 10,188 | 10,846 | 10 |
| 1860s | 10,967 | 10,244 | 11,309 | 10 |
| 1870s | 11,392 | 10,912 | 12,430 | 10 |
| 1880s | 11,408 | 11,046 | 11,725 | 10 |
| 1890s | 15,094 | 14,284 | 16,096 | 10 |
| 1900s | 19,354 | 18,457 | 20,104 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8,871 | 6,949 | 11,736 | 10 |
| 1920s | 6,591 | 5,773 | 7,794 | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,110 | 6,556 | 9,475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 31,270 | 7,997 | 56,878 | 10 |
| 1950s | 105,572 | 85,832 | 142,157 | 10 |
| 1960s | 152,429 | 105,788 | 235,337 | 10 |
| 1970s | 199,771 | 156,389 | 276,780 | 10 |
| 1980s | 254,471 | 223,947 | 272,082 | 10 |
| 1990s | 322,081 | 264,533 | 379,111 | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,356 | 348,622 | 450,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 510,165 | 497,649 | 528,042 | 10 |
| 2020s | 540,984 | 511,851 | 569,642 | 5 |
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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 total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia?
- Total ghg emissions in Saint Lucia was 569,642 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 569,642 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,773 in 1928.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for total ghg emissions?
- Saint Lucia ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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