What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0321 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Saint Lucia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?

Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.

Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia

Name: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Saint Lucia: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0021 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0021 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

191st

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.0321 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0021 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0021 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0321 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 hectares per person, in 2023.

Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1961	0.0321 hectares per person	—
1962	0.0317 hectares per person	-1.1%
1963	0.0314 hectares per person	-1.1%
1964	0.0311 hectares per person	-1.0%
1965	0.0308 hectares per person	-1.0%
1966	0.0305 hectares per person	-1.0%
1967	0.0301 hectares per person	-1.0%
1968	0.0298 hectares per person	-1.2%
1969	0.0294 hectares per person	-1.2%
1970	0.0291 hectares per person	-1.2%
1971	0.0287 hectares per person	-1.3%
1972	0.0283 hectares per person	-1.4%
1973	0.0279 hectares per person	-1.4%
1974	0.0275 hectares per person	-1.4%
1975	0.0271 hectares per person	-1.5%
1976	0.0267 hectares per person	-1.5%
1977	0.0263 hectares per person	-1.5%
1978	0.0259 hectares per person	-1.5%
1979	0.0255 hectares per person	-1.4%
1980	0.0251 hectares per person	-1.5%
1981	0.0248 hectares per person	-1.5%
1982	0.0244 hectares per person	-1.6%
1983	0.024 hectares per person	-1.6%
1984	0.0236 hectares per person	-1.6%
1985	0.0232 hectares per person	-1.6%
1986	0.0152 hectares per person	-34.4%
1987	0.015 hectares per person	-1.5%
1988	0.0148 hectares per person	-1.3%
1989	0.0147 hectares per person	-1.1%
1990	0.0145 hectares per person	-1.0%
1991	0.0143 hectares per person	-1.2%
1992	0.0141 hectares per person	-1.5%
1993	0.0139 hectares per person	-1.5%
1994	0.0137 hectares per person	-1.5%
1995	0.0135 hectares per person	-1.6%
1996	0.0113 hectares per person	-16.3%
1997	0.0105 hectares per person	-7.2%
1998	0.0097 hectares per person	-7.5%
1999	0.0089 hectares per person	-7.9%
2000	0.0082 hectares per person	-8.3%
2001	0.0081 hectares per person	-1.0%
2002	0.0074 hectares per person	-8.5%
2003	0.0074 hectares per person	-0.8%
2004	0.0067 hectares per person	-9.0%
2005	0.006 hectares per person	-9.8%
2006	0.0048 hectares per person	-20.6%
2007	0.0022 hectares per person	-54.1%
2008	0.0022 hectares per person	-0.6%
2009	0.0022 hectares per person	-0.6%
2010	0.0022 hectares per person	-0.6%
2011	0.0022 hectares per person	-0.5%
2012	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.5%
2013	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.5%
2014	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2015	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2016	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2017	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2018	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2019	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.4%
2020	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.3%
2021	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.2%
2022	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.1%
2023	0.0021 hectares per person	-0.3%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

Saint Lucia's 0.0021 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1577 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Saint Lucia's 0.0021 hectares per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1216 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2007	-54.1%	0.0048 hectares per person	0.0022 hectares per person
1986	-34.4%	0.0232 hectares per person	0.0152 hectares per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0308 hectares per person	0.0294 hectares per person	0.0321 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0273 hectares per person	0.0255 hectares per person	0.0291 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0205 hectares per person	0.0147 hectares per person	0.0251 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0125 hectares per person	0.0089 hectares per person	0.0145 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0055 hectares per person	0.0022 hectares per person	0.0082 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0021 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	0.0022 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0021 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	0.0021 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

188 Bahrain 0.0025 hectares per person compare
189 Japan 0.0025 hectares per person compare
190 Finland 0.0023 hectares per person compare
192 Maldives 0.0019 hectares per person compare
193 North Korea 0.0019 hectares per person compare
194 Cyprus 0.0016 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

More reference data data for Saint Lucia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)

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Frequently asked questions

What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia?: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0021 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0321 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Saint Lucia rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?: Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total

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Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 197 places, 11,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.