Land use hidden — Other areas in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land use hidden — Other areas was 302.9 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas in Saint Lucia stood at 302.9 Square kilometres.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Saint Lucia peaked at 440 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 188.3 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 158th out of 202 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 — Other areas in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 440 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 430 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 430 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 420 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 410 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 411 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 410 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 408 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 405 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 402 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 400 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 398 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 395 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 392 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 398 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 400 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 188.3 Square kilometres | -52.9% |
| 1991 | 199.56 Square kilometres | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 200.82 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 201.08 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 203.34 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 218.6 Square kilometres | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 224.86 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 229.12 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 244.38 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 245.64 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 257.9 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 261.14 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 269.38 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 276.62 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 289.86 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 292.1 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 300.34 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 302.28 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 302.42 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 302.66 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 302.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 302.9 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,110 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 302.9 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,230 Square kilometres, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -52.9% | 400 Square kilometres | 188.3 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428.89 Square kilometres | 420 Square kilometres | 440 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 410.9 Square kilometres | 408 Square kilometres | 420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 399 Square kilometres | 392 Square kilometres | 405 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 215.57 Square kilometres | 188.3 Square kilometres | 245.64 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 285.47 Square kilometres | 257.9 Square kilometres | 302.66 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.9 Square kilometres | 302.9 Square kilometres | 302.9 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 302.9 Square kilometres | 302.9 Square kilometres | 302.9 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 155 Guadeloupe 436.75 Square kilometres compare
- 156 Faroe Islands 408.5 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Luxembourg 361.08 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Tonga 280.5 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 270.74 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Barbados 267 Square kilometres 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 use hidden — other areas in Saint Lucia?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Saint Lucia was 302.9 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 440 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 188.3 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Saint Lucia ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas 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 — Other areas. 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