Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 0.37 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.37 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 3 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.37 1000 ha, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 235th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7 1000 ha | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.46 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.34 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.22 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.97 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.85 1000 ha | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.73 1000 ha | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.61 1000 ha | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.49 1000 ha | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.37 1000 ha | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.37 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.37 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 490 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 1000 ha | 1.34 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.708 1000 ha | 0.37 1000 ha | 1.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.37 1000 ha | 0.37 1000 ha | 0.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 1000 ha | 0.37 1000 ha | 0.37 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 233 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9 1000 ha compare
- 234 Northern Mariana Islands 0.82 1000 ha compare
- 236 American Samoa 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 237 Mayotte 0.012 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saint Lucia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Saint Lucia was 0.37 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 235th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.