Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 0 hectares in 1980. ▲ Rising
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia is 0 hectares, 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, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia peaked at 50 hectares in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1980.
Saint Lucia ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 40 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24 hectares | -40.0% |
| 1964 | 12 hectares | -50.0% |
| 1965 | 16 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 20 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 20 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 26 hectares | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 28 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 25 hectares | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 35 hectares | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 40 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 49 hectares | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 50 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.11 hectares | 12 hectares | 40 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.9 hectares | 25 hectares | 50 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 hectares compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 26 hectares compare
- 182 Djibouti 9 hectares
- 183 Barbados 0 hectares compare
- 183 Hong Kong, China 0 hectares compare
- 183 Malta 0 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Saint Lucia was 0 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 hectares in 1974.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Saint Lucia ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 1980.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 rising.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. 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.