Forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forest area as share of land area was 53.84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia stood at 53.84. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia peaked at 53.84 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.36, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.84 | 44.36 | 47.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.11 | 47.64 | 50.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.24 | 50.92 | 53.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.63 | 53.43 | 53.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 44 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 56.48 compare
- 45 Latvia 55.71 compare
- 46 Marshall Islands 53.94 compare
- 48 Colombia 53.59 compare
- 49 Venezuela 53.38 compare
- 50 Cayman Islands 53 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -85.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9119 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia?
- Forest area as share of land area in Saint Lucia was 53.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.84 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.36 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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