Palau vs St. Lucia: Arable land use per person
Palau
0.0169 hectares per person
in 2023
St. Lucia
0.0149 hectares per person
in 2023
Palau rank
181st
St. Lucia rank
184th
Arable land use per person over time
- Palau
- St. Lucia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0149 hectares per person in St. Lucia, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times St. Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was St. Lucia ahead.
Palau ranks 181st and St. Lucia ranks 184th of 206 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | St. Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0136 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.0168 hectares per person | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.0169 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Palau or St. Lucia?
- Palau, at 0.0169 hectares per person against 0.0149 hectares per person in St. Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Palau and St. Lucia?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and St. Lucia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Palau and St. Lucia rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Palau ranks 181st and St. Lucia ranks 184th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.