Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2049 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.2049 ha per square kilometre for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 24.59 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2049 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.62 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.62 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 11.41 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1964 | 11.74 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.36 ha per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1971 | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 10.16 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1974 | 11.15 ha per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 1976 | 8.36 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 9.02 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 10.82 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 9.84 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.48 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1985 | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 15.26 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 17.21 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 20.66 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 22.13 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 24.59 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 1992 | 5.64 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 5 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 4.65 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.782 ha per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8131 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5049 ha per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 0.641 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 0.682 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6295 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5721 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6328 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6918 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5852 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5279 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3279 ha per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3836 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.89 ha per square kilometre | 8.62 ha per square kilometre | 13.11 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.14 ha per square kilometre | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | 11.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | 8.03 ha per square kilometre | 22.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | 24.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6534 ha per square kilometre | 0.5049 ha per square kilometre | 0.8131 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3611 ha per square kilometre | 0.2049 ha per square kilometre | 0.5279 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 28 Puerto Rico 0.2315 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 0.225 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Seychelles 0.2152 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1912 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Nepal 0.1694 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0.1683 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.2049 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.59 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2049 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 31st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.