Annual change forest area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Annual change forest area was 50 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 235 countries
All-time high
200
in 2011
All-time low
50
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Saint Lucia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 50 for annual change 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 forest area in Saint Lucia peaked at 200 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50, 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 forest area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 200 | — |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 106 | -47.0% |
| 2017 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 50 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 9 |
| 2000s | 200 | 200 | 200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.4 | 106 | 200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.33 | 50 | 106 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 71 Liechtenstein 86 compare
- 72 Martinique 76 compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 63.99 compare
- 75 Syria 31.99 compare
- 76 Micronesia (country) 30 compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 26 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 annual change forest area in Saint Lucia?
- Annual change forest area in Saint Lucia was 50 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for annual change forest area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 74th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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