Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0352 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0346 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0343 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 142 Samoa 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 143 Algeria 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 144 Fiji 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 146 Iceland 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chile 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 Bhutan 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0357 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.