Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 99.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
99.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 117 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2012
All-time low
53.2%
in 2007
Years of data
7
2007–2013
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia, 2007–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia is 99.5%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Saint Lucia ranks 22nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 53.2% | — |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +40.2% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4% | 53.2% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 85.3% | 99.6% | 4 |
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 deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Saint Lucia was 99.5% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Saint Lucia ranks 22nd out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.