Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0602 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0602 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0661 Mt CO2e
in 1999
All-time low
0.0397 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Saint Lucia, 1970–2024

00.020.040.06197019972024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0602 Mt CO2e.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0661 Mt CO2e in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0397 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

That places Saint Lucia 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.044 Mt CO2e 0.0397 Mt CO2e 0.0493 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 0.0577 Mt CO2e 0.0509 Mt CO2e 0.0632 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 0.0652 Mt CO2e 0.0646 Mt CO2e 0.0661 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 0.0589 Mt CO2e 0.0551 Mt CO2e 0.0629 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 0.0568 Mt CO2e 0.0538 Mt CO2e 0.0584 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 0.0593 Mt CO2e 0.0579 Mt CO2e 0.0602 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0789 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 177 Seychelles 0.0743 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 178 French Polynesia 0.0738 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 180 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0577 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 180 Greenland 0.0577 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 182 Dominica 0.0565 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Saint Lucia?
Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Saint Lucia was 0.0602 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0661 Mt CO2e in 1999.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0397 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Saint Lucia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Saint Lucia ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).