Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 590.4 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
590.4 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
197th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,623 tonnes
in 1999
All-time low
0.2638 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia is 590.4 tonnes, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,623 tonnes in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2638 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Saint Lucia 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.2638 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.2664 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1752 | 0.269 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1753 | 0.2716 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1754 | 0.2742 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1755 | 0.2767 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1756 | 0.2793 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1757 | 0.2819 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1758 | 0.2845 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1759 | 0.287 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1760 | 0.2896 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1761 | 0.2922 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1762 | 0.2947 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1763 | 0.2973 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1764 | 0.2999 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1765 | 0.3024 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1766 | 0.305 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 0.3075 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 0.3101 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 0.3126 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 0.3151 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1771 | 0.3177 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 0.3202 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 0.3227 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 0.3253 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 0.3278 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 0.3303 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 0.3328 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 0.3354 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1779 | 0.3379 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1780 | 0.3404 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 0.3429 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1782 | 0.3454 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 0.3479 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 0.3504 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 0.3529 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 0.3554 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 0.3579 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 0.3604 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 0.3628 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 0.3653 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 0.3678 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 0.3703 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 0.3727 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 0.3752 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 0.3776 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 0.3801 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 0.3825 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 0.385 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 0.3874 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 0.3899 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1801 | 0.3923 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1802 | 0.3947 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 0.3972 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 0.3996 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 0.402 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 0.4044 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 0.4068 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 0.4092 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 0.4116 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 0.414 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 0.4164 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1812 | 0.4188 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1813 | 0.4212 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1814 | 0.4235 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1815 | 0.4259 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1816 | 0.4283 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1817 | 0.4307 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 0.433 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1819 | 0.4354 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1820 | 0.4377 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1821 | 0.4388 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1822 | 0.4398 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1823 | 0.4408 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1824 | 0.4419 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1825 | 0.4429 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1826 | 0.4439 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1827 | 0.445 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1828 | 0.446 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1829 | 0.447 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 0.448 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1831 | 0.4456 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1832 | 0.4431 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1833 | 0.4407 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1834 | 0.4382 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1835 | 0.4358 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1836 | 0.4333 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1837 | 0.4309 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1838 | 0.4285 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1839 | 0.426 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1840 | 0.4236 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1841 | 0.425 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1842 | 0.4265 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1843 | 0.4279 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1844 | 0.4293 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1845 | 0.4308 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 0.4322 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1847 | 0.4336 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1848 | 0.435 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1849 | 0.4365 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1850 | 0.4379 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1851 | 0.4233 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4118 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1853 | 0.4085 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4053 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.402 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.4102 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1857 | 0.4185 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1858 | 0.427 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4357 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4445 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4481 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4511 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.4542 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4573 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.454 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.4508 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.4477 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.4447 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.439 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1870 | 0.4334 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1871 | 0.4397 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.4448 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.4499 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4551 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 0.4593 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.4636 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.468 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.4714 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.4748 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.4782 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.4831 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.499 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1883 | 0.5097 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1884 | 0.5144 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.5164 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.5185 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.524 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5277 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.5341 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.5563 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5603 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.5679 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.5771 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 0.5855 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 0.593 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.6004 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.6079 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.6162 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 0.6253 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 0.614 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1901 | 0.6194 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 0.6255 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.6305 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.6365 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.6424 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 0.6481 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.6538 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.6593 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.6647 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 0.67 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.6721 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6734 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.6754 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.6721 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6681 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.6649 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.661 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1918 | 0.6579 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 0.6542 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.6512 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.6602 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.6784 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.6919 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 0.7033 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.7154 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.7339 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 0.7498 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1928 | 0.7681 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 0.7857 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.8065 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 0.8256 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.8393 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.8521 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8616 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8704 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.8803 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.9638 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 1.05 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1939 | 1.15 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1940 | 1.23 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1941 | 2.61 tonnes | +111.0% |
| 1942 | 3.99 tonnes | +53.1% |
| 1943 | 5.29 tonnes | +32.8% |
| 1944 | 6.62 tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1945 | 7.92 tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1946 | 9.33 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1947 | 10.74 tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1948 | 12.13 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1949 | 13.52 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1950 | 18.86 tonnes | +39.5% |
| 1951 | 27.1 tonnes | +43.7% |
| 1952 | 23.02 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1953 | 26.84 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1954 | 22.51 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1955 | 26.09 tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1956 | 25.57 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 25.02 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 24.47 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 23.91 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 27.27 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1961 | 30.58 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1962 | 31.79 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 37.08 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 38.67 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 44.25 tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 50 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 55.98 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 61.83 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 90.31 tonnes | +46.1% |
| 1970 | 95.29 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 105.13 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 111.23 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 115.2 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 95.85 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 124.92 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 129.65 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 107.05 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 160 tonnes | +49.5% |
| 1979 | 247.46 tonnes | +54.7% |
| 1980 | 177.99 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1981 | 262.8 tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1982 | 200.9 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1983 | 199.24 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 203.83 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 210.4 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 248.84 tonnes | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 260.6 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 300.18 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 289.2 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1,111 tonnes | +284.3% |
| 1991 | 1,214 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 1,479 tonnes | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 1,641 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 1,908 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 2,303 tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 2,435 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 2,352 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,367 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,623 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 2,377 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 2,465 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 622.17 tonnes | -74.8% |
| 2003 | 729.17 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 725.22 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 748.4 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 733.84 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 798.41 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 861.52 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 870.34 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 851.6 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 551.24 tonnes | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 655.59 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 643.14 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 620.67 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 631.77 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 632.43 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 656.93 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 651.78 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 635.51 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 559.82 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 596.06 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 590.4 tonnes | -0.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 590.4 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75,907 tonnes, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 590.4 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21,354 tonnes, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +284.3% | 289.2 tonnes | 1,111 tonnes |
| 1941 | +111.0% | 1.23 tonnes | 2.61 tonnes |
| 2002 | -74.8% | 2,465 tonnes | 622.17 tonnes |
| 1979 | +54.7% | 160 tonnes | 247.46 tonnes |
| 1942 | +53.1% | 2.61 tonnes | 3.99 tonnes |
| 1978 | +49.5% | 107.05 tonnes | 160 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.2754 tonnes | 0.2638 tonnes | 0.287 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.3011 tonnes | 0.2896 tonnes | 0.3126 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.3265 tonnes | 0.3151 tonnes | 0.3379 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.3516 tonnes | 0.3404 tonnes | 0.3628 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.3764 tonnes | 0.3653 tonnes | 0.3874 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.4008 tonnes | 0.3899 tonnes | 0.4116 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.4247 tonnes | 0.414 tonnes | 0.4354 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.4424 tonnes | 0.4377 tonnes | 0.447 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.437 tonnes | 0.426 tonnes | 0.448 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.43 tonnes | 0.4236 tonnes | 0.4365 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.418 tonnes | 0.402 tonnes | 0.4379 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4492 tonnes | 0.439 tonnes | 0.4573 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.456 tonnes | 0.4334 tonnes | 0.4748 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5105 tonnes | 0.4782 tonnes | 0.5341 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.589 tonnes | 0.5563 tonnes | 0.6253 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6394 tonnes | 0.614 tonnes | 0.6647 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6669 tonnes | 0.6542 tonnes | 0.6754 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7138 tonnes | 0.6512 tonnes | 0.7857 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9098 tonnes | 0.8065 tonnes | 1.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.34 tonnes | 1.23 tonnes | 13.52 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.34 tonnes | 18.86 tonnes | 27.1 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.77 tonnes | 27.27 tonnes | 90.31 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 129.18 tonnes | 95.29 tonnes | 247.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.4 tonnes | 177.99 tonnes | 300.18 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,943 tonnes | 1,111 tonnes | 2,623 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,093 tonnes | 622.17 tonnes | 2,465 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 653.07 tonnes | 551.24 tonnes | 851.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 582.09 tonnes | 559.82 tonnes | 596.06 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fuel imports 11.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Saint Lucia was 590.4 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,623 tonnes in 1999.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2638 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Saint Lucia ranks 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.