Temporary crops — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Temporary crops — Area was 1.32 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Saint Lucia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 1.32 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.32 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.11 1000 ha, in 2001.
Saint Lucia ranks 225th of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.11 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1.15 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.18 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.25 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.32 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.32 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.32 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 1000 ha | 1.11 1000 ha | 1.32 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.32 1000 ha | 1.32 1000 ha | 1.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 1000 ha | 1.32 1000 ha | 1.32 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 223 Bahrain 1.5 1000 ha compare
- 224 Liechtenstein 1.35 1000 ha compare
- 226 American Samoa 1.31 1000 ha compare
- 227 San Marino 0.98 1000 ha compare
- 228 Guam 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Niue 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.78 1000 ha compare
- 228 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.78 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 temporary crops — area in Saint Lucia?
- Temporary crops — area in Saint Lucia was 1.32 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 225th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area 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, published as part of Temporary crops — 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.