How have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0111 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.0111 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0224 metric tons per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 metric tons per person, in 1987.
Saint Lucia ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | +27.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0151 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0156 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0181 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -61.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | -21.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 metric tons per person | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.014 metric tons per person | +26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.012 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0111 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0111 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -61.2% | 0.0224 metric tons per person | 0.0087 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0098 metric tons per person | 0.0082 metric tons per person | 0.0109 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0164 metric tons per person | 0.0087 metric tons per person | 0.0224 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 0.0089 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 0.014 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 0.0097 metric tons per person | 0.0137 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.0107 metric tons per person | 0.0122 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0111 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0224 metric tons per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 metric tons per person in 1987.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.