Agriculture — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Agriculture — Area was 9.93 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Saint Lucia is 9.93 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.8 1000 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.93 1000 ha, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 205th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 202 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12 1000 ha compare
- 203 Malta 10.02 1000 ha compare
- 204 Barbados 10 1000 ha compare
- 206 Bahrain 9.33 1000 ha compare
- 207 Antigua and Barbuda 9.3 1000 ha compare
- 208 Channel Islands 8.57 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.38 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.37 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.66 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Saint Lucia?
- Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 1000 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for agriculture — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 205th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.