Cereal yields in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cereal yields was 0.7 tonnes per hectare in 1979. ▼ Falling
Cereal yields in Saint Lucia, 1961–1979
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 cereal yields in Saint Lucia is 0.7 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1979.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.6327 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
That places Saint Lucia 177th out of 186 countries with data for 1979, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9615 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6327 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 21% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.7 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75 tonnes per hectare, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7137 tonnes per hectare | 0.6327 tonnes per hectare | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
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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 yields in Saint Lucia?
- Cereal yields in Saint Lucia was 0.7 tonnes per hectare in 1979, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6327 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cereal yields?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 1979.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.