Agricultural land — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Agricultural land — Area was 9.93 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 9.93 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.8 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.93 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Saint Lucia 220th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 19.9 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 20 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20.2 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 20.5 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 20.8 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 21 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 21.2 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 21.5 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 21.8 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 21.2 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 21 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 20.9 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.8 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 19.7 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.5 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 18 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 17.4 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.72 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 16.04 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 15.36 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 14.68 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 14 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.33 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 12.65 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.97 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 11.29 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10.61 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 9.93 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 9.93 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,337 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 9.93 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.11 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.91 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 20.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1 1000 ha | 20.5 1000 ha | 21.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.31 1000 ha | 15.36 1000 ha | 20.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.83 1000 ha | 9.93 1000 ha | 14.68 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 1000 ha | 9.93 1000 ha | 9.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 1000 ha | 9.93 1000 ha | 9.93 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 217 Bahamas 13 1000 ha compare
- 218 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12 1000 ha compare
- 219 Barbados 10 1000 ha compare
- 221 Antigua and Barbuda 9.3 1000 ha compare
- 222 Channel Islands 8.57 1000 ha compare
- 223 Bahrain 8.23 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0021 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Saint Lucia?
- Agricultural land — area in Saint Lucia was 9.93 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 220th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.