Forest area km in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forest area km was 32,840 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32,840
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
177th
of 235 countries
All-time high
32,840
in 2025
All-time low
27,060
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Saint Lucia is 32,840, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Saint Lucia peaked at 32,840 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27,060, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,060 | — |
| 1991 | 27,260 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27,460 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,660 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27,860 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28,060 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28,260 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28,460 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28,660 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28,860 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29,060 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29,260 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 29,460 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29,660 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29,860 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30,060 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30,260 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30,460 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30,660 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30,860 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31,060 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31,260 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31,460 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31,660 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31,860 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32,060 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32,166 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32,272 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32,378 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32,484 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,590 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32,640 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32,690 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32,740 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 32,790 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32,840 | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32,840 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32,840 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,960 | 27,060 | 28,860 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,960 | 29,060 | 30,860 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,866 | 31,060 | 32,484 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,715 | 32,590 | 32,840 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0021 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Saint Lucia?
- Forest area km in Saint Lucia was 32,840 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,840 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,060 in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area km?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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