Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Saint Lucia is 32.84 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.84 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.06 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.06 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 27.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 29.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.06 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.46 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.66 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.86 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.06 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.17 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.27 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.38 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.48 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.59 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.64 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.69 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.74 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 32.79 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.84 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.96 1000 ha | 27.06 1000 ha | 28.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.96 1000 ha | 29.06 1000 ha | 30.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.87 1000 ha | 31.06 1000 ha | 32.48 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.72 1000 ha | 32.59 1000 ha | 32.84 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 187 Martinique 49.97 1000 ha compare
- 188 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42.51 1000 ha compare
- 189 Jordan 40.84 1000 ha compare
- 191 Comoros 31.61 1000 ha compare
- 192 Guam 28.27 1000 ha compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.06 1000 ha 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Saint Lucia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Saint Lucia was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 190th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. 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.