Breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 420 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
420 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 235 countries
All-time high
500 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
410 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia stood at 420 hectares.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over five years.
That places Saint Lucia 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 500 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 410 hectares | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 420 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 420 hectares | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 420 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 420 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 188 United States Virgin Islands 620 hectares compare
- 189 Cape Verde 600 hectares compare
- 190 Maldives 430 hectares compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 410 hectares compare
- 193 Luxembourg 400 hectares compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 390 hectares compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Saint Lucia was 420 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 500 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 410 hectares in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Saint Lucia ranks 191st out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.