Forest area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forest area was 32,840 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Saint Lucia is 32,840 hectares, 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 in Saint Lucia peaked at 32,840 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27,060 hectares, 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 in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,060 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 27,260 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27,460 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,660 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27,860 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28,060 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28,260 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28,460 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28,660 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28,860 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29,060 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29,260 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 29,460 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29,660 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29,860 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30,060 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30,260 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30,460 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30,660 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30,860 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31,060 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31,260 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31,460 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31,660 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31,860 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32,060 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32,166 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32,272 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32,378 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32,484 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,590 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32,640 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32,690 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32,740 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 32,790 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32,840 hectares | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32,840 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32,840 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,960 hectares | 27,060 hectares | 28,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,960 hectares | 29,060 hectares | 30,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,866 hectares | 31,060 hectares | 32,484 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,715 hectares | 32,590 hectares | 32,840 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 forest area in Saint Lucia?
- Forest area in Saint Lucia was 32,840 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,840 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,060 hectares in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.