Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Saint Lucia?

Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia

Name: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Lucia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 141.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

141.16 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

141st

of 192 countries

All-time high

166.39 kilograms per year per capita

in 2017

All-time low

22.93 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 141.16 kilograms per year per capita for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia peaked at 166.39 kilograms per year per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.93 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

Saint Lucia ranks 141st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kilograms per year per capita	Change
1961	22.93 kilograms per year per capita	—
1962	23.74 kilograms per year per capita	+3.5%
1963	24.46 kilograms per year per capita	+3.0%
1964	24.51 kilograms per year per capita	+0.2%
1965	24.74 kilograms per year per capita	+0.9%
1966	27.35 kilograms per year per capita	+10.6%
1967	27.34 kilograms per year per capita	-0.0%
1968	27.57 kilograms per year per capita	+0.8%
1969	28.33 kilograms per year per capita	+2.8%
1970	28.39 kilograms per year per capita	+0.2%
1971	30.04 kilograms per year per capita	+5.8%
1972	30.24 kilograms per year per capita	+0.7%
1973	32.75 kilograms per year per capita	+8.3%
1974	28.69 kilograms per year per capita	-12.4%
1975	28.71 kilograms per year per capita	+0.1%
1976	25.64 kilograms per year per capita	-10.7%
1977	33.58 kilograms per year per capita	+31.0%
1978	32.09 kilograms per year per capita	-4.4%
1979	35.34 kilograms per year per capita	+10.1%
1980	31.22 kilograms per year per capita	-11.7%
1981	33.81 kilograms per year per capita	+8.3%
1982	31.3 kilograms per year per capita	-7.4%
1983	37.16 kilograms per year per capita	+18.7%
1984	37.88 kilograms per year per capita	+1.9%
1985	39.9 kilograms per year per capita	+5.3%
1986	44.49 kilograms per year per capita	+11.5%
1987	50.73 kilograms per year per capita	+14.0%
1988	52.18 kilograms per year per capita	+2.9%
1989	56.23 kilograms per year per capita	+7.7%
1990	50.27 kilograms per year per capita	-10.6%
1991	54.02 kilograms per year per capita	+7.5%
1992	68.6 kilograms per year per capita	+27.0%
1993	66.87 kilograms per year per capita	-2.5%
1994	66.63 kilograms per year per capita	-0.4%
1995	66.6 kilograms per year per capita	-0.0%
1996	71.34 kilograms per year per capita	+7.1%
1997	65.51 kilograms per year per capita	-8.2%
1998	77.81 kilograms per year per capita	+18.8%
1999	78.72 kilograms per year per capita	+1.2%
2000	79.98 kilograms per year per capita	+1.6%
2001	75.09 kilograms per year per capita	-6.1%
2002	87.49 kilograms per year per capita	+16.5%
2003	83.8 kilograms per year per capita	-4.2%
2004	117.79 kilograms per year per capita	+40.6%
2005	123.28 kilograms per year per capita	+4.7%
2006	137.19 kilograms per year per capita	+11.3%
2007	113.2 kilograms per year per capita	-17.5%
2008	103.89 kilograms per year per capita	-8.2%
2009	91.56 kilograms per year per capita	-11.9%
2010	91.29 kilograms per year per capita	-0.3%
2011	94.33 kilograms per year per capita	+3.3%
2012	90.14 kilograms per year per capita	-4.4%
2013	94.39 kilograms per year per capita	+4.7%
2014	137.74 kilograms per year per capita	+45.9%
2015	107.62 kilograms per year per capita	-21.9%
2016	136.72 kilograms per year per capita	+27.0%
2017	166.39 kilograms per year per capita	+21.7%
2018	111.76 kilograms per year per capita	-32.8%
2019	164.55 kilograms per year per capita	+47.2%
2020	153.43 kilograms per year per capita	-6.8%
2021	115.92 kilograms per year per capita	-24.5%
2022	153.21 kilograms per year per capita	+32.2%
2023	141.16 kilograms per year per capita	-7.9%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

Saint Lucia's 141.16 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 279.72 kilograms per year per capita, 50% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Saint Lucia's 141.16 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 185.09 kilograms per year per capita, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25.66 kilograms per year per capita	22.93 kilograms per year per capita	28.33 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	30.55 kilograms per year per capita	25.64 kilograms per year per capita	35.34 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	41.49 kilograms per year per capita	31.22 kilograms per year per capita	56.23 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	66.64 kilograms per year per capita	50.27 kilograms per year per capita	78.72 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	101.33 kilograms per year per capita	75.09 kilograms per year per capita	137.19 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	119.49 kilograms per year per capita	90.14 kilograms per year per capita	166.39 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	140.93 kilograms per year per capita	115.92 kilograms per year per capita	153.43 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

138 Angola 150.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
139 Brazil 143.58 kilograms per year per capita compare
140 Bangladesh 142.89 kilograms per year per capita compare
142 Papua New Guinea 140.78 kilograms per year per capita compare
143 Colombia 139.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 137.62 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 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 average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia?: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Saint Lucia was 141.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 166.39 kilograms per year per capita in 2017.
What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 22.93 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Saint Lucia rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?: Saint Lucia ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Saint Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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