Agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.0554 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0554 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.1913 hectares per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0554 hectares per person, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 182nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1818 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1799 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1884 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1865 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1846 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1828 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1909 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1887 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1865 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1842 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1913 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1887 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.186 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1824 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1806 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1752 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1727 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1719 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1719 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1706 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1695 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1692 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1615 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1576 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1556 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1516 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1419 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1391 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1371 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1337 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1215 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1157 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1114 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1002 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0983 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0895 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0867 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.081 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0761 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0659 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0606 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0589 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0585 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0582 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0571 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0566 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0564 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0562 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0559 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0558 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0557 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0556 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0554 hectares per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1856 hectares per person | 0.1799 hectares per person | 0.1909 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.1719 hectares per person | 0.1913 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.165 hectares per person | 0.1538 hectares per person | 0.1719 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.125 hectares per person | 0.0983 hectares per person | 0.1516 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0704 hectares per person | 0.0585 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 hectares per person | 0.0559 hectares per person | 0.0582 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0556 hectares per person | 0.0554 hectares per person | 0.0558 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 179 San Marino 0.0679 hectares per person compare
- 180 American Samoa 0.0623 hectares per person compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 0.0567 hectares per person compare
- 183 Bangladesh 0.0548 hectares per person compare
- 184 Israel 0.0545 hectares per person compare
- 185 Puerto Rico 0.0527 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 244.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2268 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.709 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0554 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1913 hectares per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0554 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.