Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 0.0019 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Saint Lucia, 2007–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Saint Lucia is 0.0019, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0037 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0019, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0029 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0037 | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 | -10.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0019 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2877, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0019 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2589, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 | 0.0029 | 0.0037 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 | 0.0019 | 0.0028 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 | 0.0019 | 0.0021 | 2 |
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 irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Saint Lucia?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Saint Lucia was 0.0019 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 in 2009.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- Saint Lucia ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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