Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1,955 1000 SLC in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,955 1000 SLC
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
67th
of 82 countries
All-time high
7,189 1000 SLC
in 1989
All-time low
984 1000 SLC
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Saint Lucia stood at 1,955 1000 SLC.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Saint Lucia peaked at 7,189 1000 SLC in 1989 and was at its lowest, 984 1000 SLC, in 2005.
Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,667 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 3,715 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,764 1000 SLC | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 3,860 1000 SLC | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 3,860 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,957 1000 SLC | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 4,053 1000 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 4,101 1000 SLC | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 4,198 1000 SLC | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4,343 1000 SLC | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 4,487 1000 SLC | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 4,632 1000 SLC | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 5,139 1000 SLC | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 4,922 1000 SLC | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 4,951 1000 SLC | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 5,694 1000 SLC | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 6,273 1000 SLC | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 6,746 1000 SLC | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 6,755 1000 SLC | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 6,755 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,996 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 6,996 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,045 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 7,045 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,093 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 7,093 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,141 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 7,141 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,189 1000 SLC | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 6,659 1000 SLC | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 6,273 1000 SLC | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 5,308 1000 SLC | -15.4% |
| 1993 | 4,343 1000 SLC | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 3,378 1000 SLC | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 2,446 1000 SLC | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 2,692 1000 SLC | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 5,013 1000 SLC | +86.2% |
| 1998 | 1,829 1000 SLC | -63.5% |
| 1999 | 2,316 1000 SLC | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 4,034 1000 SLC | +74.2% |
| 2001 | 3,136 1000 SLC | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 3,754 1000 SLC | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 2,654 1000 SLC | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 1,887 1000 SLC | -28.9% |
| 2005 | 984 1000 SLC | -47.9% |
| 2006 | 2,403 1000 SLC | +144.2% |
| 2007 | 2,552 1000 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,914 1000 SLC | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 1,916 1000 SLC | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 2,259 1000 SLC | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 2,383 1000 SLC | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2,781 1000 SLC | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 4,079 1000 SLC | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 3,453 1000 SLC | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 3,020 1000 SLC | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 2,850 1000 SLC | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 2,929 1000 SLC | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,899 1000 SLC | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 2,557 1000 SLC | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 2,823 1000 SLC | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 3,300 1000 SLC | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 3,489 1000 SLC | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2,031 1000 SLC | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 1,955 1000 SLC | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,908 1000 SLC | 3,667 1000 SLC | 4,198 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,394 1000 SLC | 4,343 1000 SLC | 6,755 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,049 1000 SLC | 6,755 1000 SLC | 7,189 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,026 1000 SLC | 1,829 1000 SLC | 6,659 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,623 1000 SLC | 984 1000 SLC | 4,034 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,021 1000 SLC | 2,259 1000 SLC | 4,079 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,720 1000 SLC | 1,955 1000 SLC | 3,489 1000 SLC | 5 |
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- 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Saint Lucia?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Saint Lucia was 1,955 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,189 1000 SLC in 1989.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 984 1000 SLC in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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