Forest area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forest area was 32.84 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.84 ha th
World rank
194th
of 255 countries
All-time high
32.84 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
27.06 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Saint Lucia is 32.84 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.84 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.06 ha th, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 194th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.06 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 29.06 ha th | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 31.06 ha th | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 32.06 ha th | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.59 ha th | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 32.84 ha th | +0.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 ha th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 ha th, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 ha th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 685.47 ha th, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.06 ha th | 27.06 ha th | 27.06 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.06 ha th | 29.06 ha th | 29.06 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.56 ha th | 31.06 ha th | 32.06 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.72 ha th | 32.59 ha th | 32.84 ha th | 2 |
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 32.84 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.84 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 ha th in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 194th out of 255 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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