Land use over the long-term in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land use over the long-term was 370 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
370 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,000 hectares
in 1985
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Saint Lucia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 370 hectares for land use over the long-term in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,000 hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
Saint Lucia ranks 186th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use over the long-term in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 1,277 hectares | — |
| 1700 | 1,366 hectares | +7.0% |
| 1710 | 1,448 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1720 | 1,536 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1730 | 1,630 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1740 | 1,729 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1750 | 1,834 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1760 | 1,946 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1770 | 2,064 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1780 | 2,189 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1790 | 2,322 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1800 | 2,463 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1810 | 2,613 hectares | +6.1% |
| 1820 | 2,647 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 2,682 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 2,717 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 2,752 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1860 | 2,788 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1870 | 2,828 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1880 | 2,868 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 2,909 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 2,950 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 2,991 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 2,939 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 2,887 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 2,836 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 2,786 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1951 | 2,787 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2,777 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 2,759 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 2,736 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 2,709 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 2,680 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 2,653 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 2,630 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 2,616 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 3,000 hectares | +14.7% |
| 1961 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,000 hectares | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,700 hectares | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 1,600 hectares | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,500 hectares | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1,400 hectares | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1,300 hectares | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,200 hectares | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,100 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1,000 hectares | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 800 hectares | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 370 hectares | -53.8% |
| 2008 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 370 hectares | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 370 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 370 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 594,000 hectares, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -53.8% | 800 hectares | 370 hectares |
| 1986 | -33.3% | 3,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1,277 hectares | 1,277 hectares | 1,277 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,366 hectares | 1,366 hectares | 1,366 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,448 hectares | 1,448 hectares | 1,448 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,536 hectares | 1,536 hectares | 1,536 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,630 hectares | 1,630 hectares | 1,630 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 1,729 hectares | 1,729 hectares | 1,729 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,834 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 1,946 hectares | 1,946 hectares | 1,946 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 2,064 hectares | 2,064 hectares | 2,064 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,189 hectares | 2,189 hectares | 2,189 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,322 hectares | 2,322 hectares | 2,322 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 2,463 hectares | 2,463 hectares | 2,463 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,613 hectares | 2,613 hectares | 2,613 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,647 hectares | 2,647 hectares | 2,647 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 2,682 hectares | 2,682 hectares | 2,682 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 2,717 hectares | 2,717 hectares | 2,717 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,752 hectares | 2,752 hectares | 2,752 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,788 hectares | 2,788 hectares | 2,788 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,828 hectares | 2,828 hectares | 2,828 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,868 hectares | 2,868 hectares | 2,868 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,909 hectares | 2,909 hectares | 2,909 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 2,950 hectares | 2,950 hectares | 2,950 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,991 hectares | 2,991 hectares | 2,991 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,939 hectares | 2,939 hectares | 2,939 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,887 hectares | 2,887 hectares | 2,887 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 2,836 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,713 hectares | 2,616 hectares | 2,787 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,600 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,820 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 901 hectares | 370 hectares | 1,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 370 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 183 Grenada 1,000 hectares compare
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- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 900 hectares compare
- 186 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 370 hectares compare
- 188 Tonga 112.54 hectares compare
- 189 Anguilla 0 hectares
- 189 Belgium 0 hectares compare
- 189 Egypt 0 hectares
- 189 Faroe Islands 0 hectares compare
- 189 Greenland 0 hectares
- 189 Hong Kong 0 hectares
- 189 Luxembourg 0 hectares compare
- 189 Malta 0 hectares
- 189 Mayotte 0 hectares
- 189 Netherlands Antilles 0 hectares
- 189 Singapore 0 hectares
- 189 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 189 Taiwan 0 hectares compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares
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 over the long-term in Saint Lucia?
- Land use over the long-term in Saint Lucia was 370 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land use over the long-term?
- Saint Lucia ranks 186th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.