Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 31.38 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 31.38 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Lucia peaked at 31.38 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.32 %, in 1985.
Saint Lucia ranks 60th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.67 % | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.25 % | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.88 % | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.92 % | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.88 % | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.81 % | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.71 % | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.62 % | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.56 % | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 5.49 % | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 5.41 % | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.32 % | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.42 % | +95.9% |
| 1987 | 10.53 % | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10.58 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.24 % | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 11.3 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.3 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.43 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 18.75 % | +64.0% |
| 1996 | 19.11 % | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 19.81 % | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 20.57 % | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 21.39 % | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 22.28 % | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 23.24 % | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 24.29 % | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 25.44 % | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 26.7 % | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 29.65 % | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 31.38 % | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.38 % | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 31.38 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6 %, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 31.38 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.63 % | 6.25 % | 7.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.91 % | 5.81 % | 6.25 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.51 % | 5.32 % | 10.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.55 % | 10.58 % | 21.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.38 % | 22.28 % | 31.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.38 % | 31.38 % | 31.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 % | 31.38 % | 31.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 57 United States Virgin Islands 32.88 % compare
- 58 Jordan 32.01 % compare
- 59 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31.98 % compare
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.3 % compare
- 61 Laos 31.3 % compare
- 63 Bhutan 31.23 % 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)
- 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Lucia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Saint Lucia was 31.38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.38 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 % in 1985.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Saint Lucia ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.