Land use hidden — Cropland in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land use hidden — Cropland was 95.7 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Cropland in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 95.7 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Saint Lucia peaked at 192 Square kilometres in 1986 and was at its lowest, 93 Square kilometres, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 140 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 150 Square kilometres | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 160 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 170 Square kilometres | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 169 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 172 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 175 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 178 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 180 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 182 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 185 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 188 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 192 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 190 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 190 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 190 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 189 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 178 Square kilometres | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 177 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 177 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 175 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 160 Square kilometres | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 157 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 154 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 140 Square kilometres | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 129 Square kilometres | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 126 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 119 Square kilometres | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 112 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 100 Square kilometres | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 99 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 93 Square kilometres | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 95.6 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 95.7 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 95.7 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.11 Square kilometres | 140 Square kilometres | 160 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 169.1 Square kilometres | 160 Square kilometres | 172 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 185 Square kilometres | 175 Square kilometres | 192 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.7 Square kilometres | 140 Square kilometres | 189 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.5 Square kilometres | 93 Square kilometres | 129 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7 Square kilometres | 95.7 Square kilometres | 95.7 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7 Square kilometres | 95.7 Square kilometres | 95.7 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — cropland in Saint Lucia?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Saint Lucia was 95.7 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 192 Square kilometres in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 Square kilometres in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Saint Lucia ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata