Arable land — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Arable land — Area was 2.66 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2.66 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 5.3 1000 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.9 1000 ha, in 1996.
Saint Lucia ranks 204th of 231 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 | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5 1000 ha | 4.7 1000 ha | 5.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 4.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 1000 ha | 1.9 1000 ha | 2.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 1000 ha | 2.18 1000 ha | 2.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 1000 ha | 2.66 1000 ha | 2.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 1000 ha | 2.66 1000 ha | 2.66 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 201 Djibouti 3.62 1000 ha compare
- 202 Channel Islands 3.45 1000 ha compare
- 203 Grenada 3 1000 ha compare
- 205 French Polynesia 2.5 1000 ha compare
- 206 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.4 1000 ha compare
- 207 Bahrain 2.1 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Saint Lucia?
- Arable land — area in Saint Lucia was 2.66 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 1000 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for arable land — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 204th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable 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 Arable 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.