Land use in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Land use was 9,570 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 9,570 hectares for land use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Saint Lucia peaked at 19,200 hectares in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9,300 hectares, in 2006.
That places Saint Lucia 184th out of 223 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,111 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,910 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 17,200 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,500 hectares | 17,500 hectares | 19,200 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,470 hectares | 14,000 hectares | 18,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,650 hectares | 9,300 hectares | 12,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,570 hectares | 9,570 hectares | 9,570 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,570 hectares | 9,570 hectares | 9,570 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0333 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Saint Lucia?
- Land use in Saint Lucia was 9,570 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,200 hectares in 1986.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,300 hectares in 2006.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for land use?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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