Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1986
All-time low
0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 83rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0246 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 80 Cameroon 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Maldives 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ethiopia 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Samoa 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Nicaragua 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Honduras 0.0149 1000 ha 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 83rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cropland — Area 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.