Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 2.35 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.35
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
7th
of 163 countries
All-time high
2.35
in 2023
All-time low
0.2602
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023

0.511.522.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia stood at 2.35. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.35 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2602, in 1995.

That places Saint Lucia 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.837 0.749 1 9
1970s 0.9858 0.9044 1.09 10
1980s 0.6208 0.3514 0.976 10
1990s 0.3429 0.2602 0.4862 10
2000s 0.882 0.5675 1.27 10
2010s 1.61 1.47 1.77 10
2020s 2.14 2 2.35 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 4 Sao Tome and Principe 3.15 compare
  2. 5 Cook Islands 2.82 compare
  3. 6 Tonga 2.61 compare
  4. 8 Barbados 2.17 compare
  5. 9 Maldives 1.91 compare
  6. 10 Trinidad and Tobago 1.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Saint Lucia was 2.35 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 2.35 in 2023.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2602 in 1995.
How does Saint Lucia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Saint Lucia ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).