Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 3.73 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Saint Lucia is 3.73 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Saint Lucia peaked at 17.65 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.73 %, in 2007.
Saint Lucia ranks 227th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.65 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.67 % | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15.79 % | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15 % | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.08 % | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 15 % | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.85 % | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 14.63 % | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 14.42 % | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.29 % | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 14.15 % | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.95 % | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 13.76 % | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.43 % | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 9.52 % | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 9.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.57 % | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 10.1 % | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 10.15 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.26 % | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 11.11 % | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 9.77 % | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 9.44 % | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.09 % | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 8.7 % | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 8.28 % | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 7.82 % | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.31 % | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.75 % | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.12 % | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 5.42 % | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.63 % | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 3.73 % | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.73 % | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3.73 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3.73 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.29 %, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.59 % | 15.79 % | 17.65 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.07 % | 14.85 % | 15.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.32 % | 9.43 % | 14.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.83 % | 8.7 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 % | 3.73 % | 8.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 % | 3.73 % | 3.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 % | 3.73 % | 3.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 — share in agricultural land in Saint Lucia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Saint Lucia was 3.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 % in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Saint Lucia ranks 227th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.