Share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 32.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 32.6% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1990.
Saint Lucia ranks 55th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.1% | — |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 32.6% | 44.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Saint Lucia was 32.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Saint Lucia ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).