Cropland — Share in Land area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 15.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 15.67 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.48 % in 1986 and was at its lowest, 15.67 %, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 108th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.77 % | 22.95 % | 26.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.72 % | 26.23 % | 28.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.33 % | 28.69 % | 31.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.06 % | 22.99 % | 30.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.23 % | 15.67 % | 22.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 % | 15.67 % | 15.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.67 % | 15.67 % | 15.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.38 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.37 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.66 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Saint Lucia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Saint Lucia was 15.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.48 % in 1986.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 % in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 108th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area 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 — Share in Land area. 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.