Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 3 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Lucia is 3 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 3 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.38 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.37 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Lucia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Saint Lucia was 3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 169th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.