Share of deforestation that is exported in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of deforestation that is exported was 0.5% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
0.5%
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
96th
of 117 countries
All-time high
46.8%
in 2007
All-time low
0.4%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2007–2013
Share of deforestation that is exported in Saint Lucia, 2007–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.5% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Saint Lucia ranks 96th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 46.8% | — |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -45.8% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -54.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -93.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 16.6% | 46.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 0.4% | 14.7% | 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 exported in Saint Lucia?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Saint Lucia was 0.5% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Saint Lucia ranks 96th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.