Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 53.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia peaked at 53.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 46th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.4% | — |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.9% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 53.4% | 53.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 43 Puerto Rico 56.7% compare
- 44 Latvia 55.7% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 53.9% compare
- 47 Colombia 53.6% compare
- 48 Cayman Islands 53.0% compare
- 49 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -22.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0195 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -16.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0205 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Saint Lucia was 53.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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