Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 47 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Saint Lucia stood at 47 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Saint Lucia peaked at 527 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 36 ha, in 2017.
Saint Lucia ranks 126th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 192 ha | — |
| 1986 | 192 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 192 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 192 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 192 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 198 ha | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 165 ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 182 ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 177 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 175 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 241 ha | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 201 ha | -16.6% |
| 1997 | 527 ha | +162.2% |
| 1998 | 290 ha | -45.0% |
| 1999 | 252 ha | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 524 ha | +107.9% |
| 2001 | 505 ha | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 491 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 352 ha | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 300 ha | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 225 ha | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 227 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 271 ha | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 249 ha | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 248 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 233 ha | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 218 ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 185 ha | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 213 ha | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 155 ha | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 85 ha | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 60 ha | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 36 ha | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 55 ha | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 54 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 43 ha | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 48 ha | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 43 ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 45 ha | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 47 ha | +4.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 47 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,320 ha, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 47 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,392 ha, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +162.2% | 201 ha | 527 ha |
| 2000 | +107.9% | 252 ha | 524 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 192 ha | 192 ha | 192 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 240.8 ha | 165 ha | 527 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 339.2 ha | 225 ha | 524 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.4 ha | 36 ha | 233 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2 ha | 43 ha | 48 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 86 ha compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 72 ha compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 56 ha compare
- 127 Niue 28 ha compare
- 128 Kuwait 23 ha compare
- 129 Cameroon 20 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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Saint Lucia?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Saint Lucia was 47 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 527 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 ha in 2017.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Saint Lucia ranks 126th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — 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.