Lettuce yields in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Lettuce yields was 21.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lettuce yields in Saint Lucia, 2004–2024
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 lettuce yields in Saint Lucia is 21.7 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lettuce yields in Saint Lucia peaked at 21.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.55 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Saint Lucia 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lettuce yields in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2005 | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 12.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 11.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 10.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.94 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 12.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 13.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 14.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 21.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 21.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lettuce yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.5% | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.93 tonnes per hectare | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 21.7 tonnes per hectare | 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 lettuce yields in Saint Lucia?
- Lettuce yields in Saint Lucia was 21.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lettuce yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest lettuce yields recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.55 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for lettuce yields?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lettuce yields rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. 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 Lettuce yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.