Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 625 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 625 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Saint Lucia peaked at 635 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 165 ha, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 65th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 165 ha | — |
| 1962 | 170 ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 170 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 175 ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 175 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 180 ha | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 185 ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 190 ha | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 195 ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 200 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 205 ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 210 ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 215 ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 220 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 225 ha | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 230 ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 240 ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 260 ha | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 260 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 260 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 270 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 280 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 280 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 290 ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 290 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300 ha | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 304 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 310 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 312 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 315 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 317 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 320 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 324 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 327 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 330 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 332 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 332 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 333 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 334 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 336 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 338 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 334 ha | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 340 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 360 ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 413 ha | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 463 ha | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 517 ha | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 600 ha | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 580 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 582 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 619 ha | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 594 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 603 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 610 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 621 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 635 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 622 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 626 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 628 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 625 ha | -0.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 625 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 625 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 38% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.33 ha | 165 ha | 195 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 225.5 ha | 200 ha | 260 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 277 ha | 260 ha | 290 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 315.9 ha | 300 ha | 330 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 345.2 ha | 332 ha | 413 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 578.9 ha | 463 ha | 621 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.2 ha | 622 ha | 635 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 62 El Salvador 1,474 ha compare
- 63 Burkina Faso 1,054 ha compare
- 64 Jamaica 1,038 ha compare
- 66 Tonga 463 ha compare
- 67 China, Taiwan Province of 326 ha compare
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 260 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Saint Lucia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Saint Lucia was 625 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 635 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 ha in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Saint Lucia ranks 65th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.