Cropland — Area per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 0.05 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.16 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.05 ha/cap, in 2014.
Saint Lucia ranks 198th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.15 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1556 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.154 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.147 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.112 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.068 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.054 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 198 Bangladesh 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Equatorial Guinea 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Guam 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Martinique 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 San Marino 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Switzerland 0.05 ha/cap 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 ha/cap in 2014.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 198th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.