Commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Commodity driven deforestation was 10.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.09 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia peaked at 67.48 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.46 | — |
| 2002 | 4.56 | -56.4% |
| 2003 | 5.08 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 14.65 | +188.3% |
| 2005 | 18.54 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 67.48 | +264.1% |
| 2007 | 14.05 | -79.2% |
| 2008 | 29.89 | +112.7% |
| 2009 | 16.52 | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 43.79 | +165.2% |
| 2011 | 19.58 | -55.3% |
| 2012 | 28.85 | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 19.65 | -31.9% |
| 2014 | 26.75 | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 5.23 | -80.4% |
| 2016 | 38.19 | +629.9% |
| 2017 | 38.79 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.16 | -73.8% |
| 2019 | 10.76 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 25.34 | +135.4% |
| 2021 | 17.19 | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 16.74 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 13.38 | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 10.09 | -24.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10.09 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +629.9% | 5.23 | 38.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.14 | 4.56 | 67.48 | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.18 | 5.23 | 43.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.55 | 10.09 | 25.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Saint Lucia was 10.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.48 in 2006.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Saint Lucia ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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