Annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Annual change in forest area was 50 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 50 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia peaked at 200 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50 hectares, in 2021.
Saint Lucia ranks 74th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 200 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 106 hectares | -47.0% |
| 2017 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 106 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 hectares | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 50 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 hectares | 200 hectares | 200 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 200 hectares | 200 hectares | 200 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.4 hectares | 106 hectares | 200 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.33 hectares | 50 hectares | 106 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 71 Liechtenstein 86 hectares compare
- 72 Martinique 76 hectares compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 63.99 hectares compare
- 75 Syria 31.99 hectares compare
- 76 Micronesia (country) 30 hectares compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 26 hectares 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia?
- Annual change in forest area in Saint Lucia was 50 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 hectares in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 74th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.