Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 15.88 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 15.88 for bananas — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,250 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15.88, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 107th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 569.16 | — |
| 1962 | 690.53 | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 730.5 | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 821.87 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 1,056 | +28.4% |
| 1966 | 1,009 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 958.53 | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 917.47 | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 855.97 | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 504.67 | -41.0% |
| 1971 | 556.9 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 587.22 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 457.64 | -22.1% |
| 1974 | 625.9 | +36.8% |
| 1975 | 400.78 | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 543.3 | +35.6% |
| 1977 | 485.54 | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 579.91 | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 541.36 | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 388.93 | -28.2% |
| 1981 | 482.49 | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 479.39 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 553.84 | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 672.35 | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 824.7 | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 1,079 | +30.9% |
| 1987 | 858.71 | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 1,250 | +45.5% |
| 1989 | 1,066 | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 1,165 | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 921.08 | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 1,120 | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 1,118 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 791.4 | -29.2% |
| 1995 | 948.38 | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 867.59 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 658.05 | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 519.27 | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 544.59 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 430.42 | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 313.28 | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 403.73 | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 308.02 | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 279.52 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 198.75 | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 222.37 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 193.84 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 260.49 | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 234.79 | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 127.49 | -45.7% |
| 2011 | 131.8 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 81.51 | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 102.87 | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 109.06 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 100.23 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 90.71 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 99.79 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 108.57 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 91.45 | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 54.36 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 33.79 | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 39.39 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 21.05 | -46.6% |
| 2024 | 15.88 | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 845.45 | 569.16 | 1,056 | 9 |
| 1970s | 528.32 | 400.78 | 625.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 765.59 | 388.93 | 1,250 | 10 |
| 1990s | 865.34 | 519.27 | 1,165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 284.52 | 193.84 | 430.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.35 | 81.51 | 131.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.89 | 15.88 | 54.36 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 46.09 compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 24.51 compare
- 106 Grenada 22.14 compare
- 108 Suriname 4.76 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 bananas — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia?
- Bananas — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia was 15.88 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,250 in 1988.
- What is the lowest bananas — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.88 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for bananas — gross per capita production index number?
- Saint Lucia ranks 107th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.