Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 56.93 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia is 56.93, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,185 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 56.93, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 46th out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 739.31 | — |
| 1962 | 987.29 | +33.5% |
| 1963 | 579.03 | -41.4% |
| 1964 | 394.41 | -31.9% |
| 1965 | 638.14 | +61.8% |
| 1966 | 690.92 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 820.43 | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 946.03 | +15.3% |
| 1969 | 1,002 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 1,101 | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 1,122 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,149 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,171 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,185 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1,031 | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 1,034 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,043 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,057 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,056 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,027 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 1,025 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1,022 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,006 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,017 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,001 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 984.9 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 970.2 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 970.06 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 996.69 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,127 | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 999.58 | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 1,017 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 994 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,003 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 990.93 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 843.33 | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 1,003 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 835.66 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 97.68 | -88.3% |
| 2000 | 291.97 | +198.9% |
| 2001 | 249.95 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 144.99 | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 125.23 | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 118.88 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 93.75 | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 87.57 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 95.5 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 101.56 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 101.72 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.28 | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 82.91 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 107.51 | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 116.56 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 104.17 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 98.43 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 115.16 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 141.43 | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 84.63 | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 78.05 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 75.45 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 79.15 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 65.08 | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 56.93 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 755.24 | 394.41 | 1,002 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,095 | 1,031 | 1,185 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,002 | 970.06 | 1,027 | 10 |
| 1990s | 891.12 | 97.68 | 1,127 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.11 | 87.57 | 291.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.35 | 82.91 | 141.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.93 | 56.93 | 79.15 | 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 yams — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Saint Lucia was 56.93 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,185 in 1974.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.93 in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Saint Lucia ranks 46th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. 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 Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.