How does Saint Lucia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Saint Lucia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Saint Lucia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Saint Lucia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1.56 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

1.56 1000 ha

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

191st

of 240 countries

All-time high

1.58 1000 ha

in 2003

All-time low

1.39 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Saint Lucia, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Saint Lucia is 1.56 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.58 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.39 1000 ha, in 2001.

Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.54 1000 ha	1.39 1000 ha	1.58 1000 ha	9
2010s	1.58 1000 ha	1.56 1000 ha	1.58 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.57 1000 ha	1.56 1000 ha	1.58 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

188 Channel Islands 1.94 1000 ha compare
189 Antigua and Barbuda 1.73 1000 ha compare
190 Cayman Islands 1.69 1000 ha compare
192 Andorra 1.55 1000 ha compare
193 French Southern Territories 1.49 1000 ha compare
194 China, Macao SAR 1.48 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Saint Lucia

Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 77.75 million SLC (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 3.58 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 28.8 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 105.25 million SLC (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 38.98 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.13 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.31 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.31 % (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Saint Lucia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Saint Lucia was 1.56 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 1.58 1000 ha in 2003.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.39 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Saint Lucia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.