Wood charcoal — Production in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Wood charcoal — Production was 341 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 341 t for wood charcoal — production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Saint Lucia peaked at 368 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 273 t, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 273 t | — |
| 1962 | 274 t | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 276 t | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 277 t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 278 t | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 280 t | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 281 t | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 283 t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 284 t | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 286 t | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 291 t | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 292 t | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 312 t | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 319 t | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 312 t | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 310 t | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 309 t | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 303 t | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 295 t | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 300 t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 307 t | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 304 t | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 306 t | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 306 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 307 t | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 299 t | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 302 t | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 292 t | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 291 t | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 293 t | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 298 t | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 286 t | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 296 t | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 298 t | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 300 t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 305 t | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 309 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 307 t | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 307 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 307 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 310 t | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 313 t | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 316 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 319 t | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 322 t | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 325 t | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 328 t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 331 t | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 334 t | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 337 t | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 340 t | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 344 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 348 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 352 t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 356 t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 354 t | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 368 t | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 350 t | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 349 t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 347 t | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 346 t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 344 t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 343 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 341 t | -0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 341 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,500 t, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 341 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,281 t, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278.44 t | 273 t | 284 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 302.9 t | 286 t | 319 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 301.4 t | 291 t | 307 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.9 t | 286 t | 309 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.5 t | 307 t | 334 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 349.8 t | 337 t | 368 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 344.2 t | 341 t | 347 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 173 Micronesia (Federated States of) 404 t compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 369 t compare
- 175 Montenegro 350 t compare
- 177 Romania 330 t compare
- 178 Aruba 309 t compare
- 179 Barbados 294 t 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 wood charcoal — production in Saint Lucia?
- Wood charcoal — production in Saint Lucia was 341 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 368 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 273 t in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for wood charcoal — production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Wood charcoal — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en