Deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Deforestation embedded in trade was -0.12 hectares in 2022. ▲ Rising
Deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia, 2005–2022
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded -0.12 hectares for deforestation embedded in trade in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia peaked at -0.12 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.32 hectares, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 124th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.19 hectares | — |
| 2006 | -0.22 hectares | +15.8% |
| 2007 | -0.17 hectares | -22.7% |
| 2008 | -0.32 hectares | +88.2% |
| 2009 | -0.13 hectares | -59.4% |
| 2010 | -0.13 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.13 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.17 hectares | +30.8% |
| 2013 | -0.29 hectares | +70.6% |
| 2014 | -0.28 hectares | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -0.14 hectares | -50.0% |
| 2020 | -0.12 hectares | -14.3% |
| 2022 | -0.12 hectares | -0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's -0.12 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,506 hectares. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's -0.12 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.12 hectares, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.206 hectares | -0.32 hectares | -0.13 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.19 hectares | -0.29 hectares | -0.13 hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.12 hectares | -0.12 hectares | -0.12 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 121 Malta 92.61 hectares compare
- 122 Panama 52.82 hectares compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda -0.1 hectares compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.12 hectares compare
- 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.13 hectares compare
- 127 Lesotho -0.15 hectares 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 deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Saint Lucia was -0.12 hectares in 2022, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.12 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.32 hectares in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Saint Lucia ranks 124th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.