Cassava yields in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cassava yields was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava yields in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava yields in Saint Lucia is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.09 tonnes per hectare in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.02 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 98th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.04 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 127,732 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 70.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Saint Lucia?
- Cassava yields in Saint Lucia was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cassava yields?
- Saint Lucia ranks 98th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.