Forestland — Area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forestland — Area was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 32.84 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Saint Lucia peaked at 32.84 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.06 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 167th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.06 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 27.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 27.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 28.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 28.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 29.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 29.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.06 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.26 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.46 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 30.66 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.86 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.06 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.46 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 31.66 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.86 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.06 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.17 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.27 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.38 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.48 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.59 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.64 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.69 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 32.74 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 32.79 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.84 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,294 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 32.84 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 684.84 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.96 1000 ha | 27.06 1000 ha | 28.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.96 1000 ha | 29.06 1000 ha | 30.86 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.87 1000 ha | 31.06 1000 ha | 32.48 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.72 1000 ha | 32.59 1000 ha | 32.84 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More climate change data for Saint Lucia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 310,708 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0745 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.72 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (1980)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0065 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Saint Lucia?
- Forestland — area in Saint Lucia was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.84 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forestland — area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 167th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).