Cereal production in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cereal production was 0 metric tons in 1980. ▼ Falling
Cereal production in Saint Lucia, 1961–1980
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0 metric tons for cereal production in 1980. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Saint Lucia peaked at 50 metric tons in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 180th out of 181 countries with data for 1980, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Cereal production in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 50 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1964 | 18 metric tons | -40.0% |
| 1965 | 20 metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 30 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 25 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21 metric tons | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 25 metric tons | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 30 metric tons | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 31 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 35 metric tons | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 35 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons | -100.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.47 million metric tons. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0 metric tons is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 773,845 metric tons. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -100.0% | 35 metric tons | 0 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.89 metric tons | 18 metric tons | 50 metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.7 metric tons | 21 metric tons | 35 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 cereal production in Saint Lucia?
- Cereal production in Saint Lucia was 0 metric tons in 1980, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 metric tons in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cereal production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 180th out of 181 countries with data for 1980.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 and those used for grazing are excluded.