Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.04 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 216 countries
All-time high
4.26 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saint Lucia ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 3.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 3.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 1980 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 1.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 2.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 3.11 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 2.73 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 2.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5348 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9469 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -60.6% | 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.72 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.54 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 46 Ireland 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 47 Morocco 3.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 48 Cambodia 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 50 Georgia 3.03 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 51 Thailand 3.03 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 52 United Kingdom 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9836 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.