Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 1,996 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Saint Lucia stood at 1,996 ha.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Saint Lucia peaked at 7,000 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1,826 ha, in 2018.
That places Saint Lucia 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6,250 ha | — |
| 1986 | 6,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 7,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 4,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 4,100 ha | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 3,750 ha | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 5,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 2,750 ha | -45.0% |
| 1999 | 5,300 ha | +92.7% |
| 2000 | 3,500 ha | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 3,100 ha | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 3,300 ha | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3,200 ha | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 2,500 ha | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 3,500 ha | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 3,472 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,750 ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 3,227 ha | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 2,628 ha | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 2,560 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,384 ha | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2,400 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,101 ha | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 2,024 ha | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2,015 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,995 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,826 ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 2,273 ha | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 2,282 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,218 ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,412 ha | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 2,389 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,996 ha | -16.5% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,996 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,224 ha, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,996 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 76% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +92.7% | 2,750 ha | 5,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,400 ha | 6,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,940 ha | 2,750 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,305 ha | 2,500 ha | 3,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,221 ha | 1,826 ha | 2,628 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,259 ha | 1,996 ha | 2,412 ha | 5 |
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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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Saint Lucia?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Saint Lucia was 1,996 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,000 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 ha in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Saint Lucia ranks 54th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.