Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Maldives
0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Lucia
0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
178th
Saint Lucia rank
181st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Maldives ranks 178th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 201 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Maldives, at 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Maldives ranks 178th and Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.