Cereal production in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cereal production was 0 tonnes in 1980. ▼ Falling
Cereal production in Saint Lucia, 1961–1980
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Saint Lucia is 0 tonnes, measured 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 tonnes in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 184th out of 186 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 | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 50 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1964 | 18 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1965 | 20 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 30 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 30 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 25 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1971 | 25 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 30 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 31 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 35 tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 35 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million tonnes. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 770,044 tonnes. (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 tonnes | 0 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.89 tonnes | 18 tonnes | 50 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.7 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 35 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 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 tonnes in 1980, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 tonnes in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cereal production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 184th out of 186 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.