Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0453 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0457 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0493 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0499 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0503 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0512 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0506 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0535 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 36 Latvia 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Marshall Islands 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Colombia 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Honduras 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cayman Islands 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Northern Mariana Islands 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0444 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.