Cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Cocoa bean production by region was 16.6 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 16.6 tonnes for cocoa bean production by region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia peaked at 300 tonnes in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.6 tonnes, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 58th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 200 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 185 tonnes | +85.0% |
| 1974 | 100 tonnes | -45.9% |
| 1975 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 108 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 72 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 48 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 50 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 59 tonnes | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 65 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 100 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1986 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48 tonnes | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 54 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 60 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 69 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 51 tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 28 tonnes | -45.1% |
| 1996 | 32 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 30 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 23 tonnes | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 26 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 23 tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 30 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 32.13 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 37.71 tonnes | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 50.93 tonnes | +35.1% |
| 2005 | 65 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 55 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 81 tonnes | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 100 tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 110 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 57 tonnes | -48.2% |
| 2011 | 46.1 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2 tonnes | -45.3% |
| 2013 | 57.7 tonnes | +129.0% |
| 2014 | 19 tonnes | -67.1% |
| 2015 | 32 tonnes | +68.4% |
| 2016 | 23 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 21 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 17 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 20 tonnes | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 18 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 33 tonnes | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 29 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 18 tonnes | -37.9% |
| 2024 | 16.6 tonnes | -7.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 16.6 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 541.36 tonnes, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 16.6 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,463 tonnes, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean production by region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +129.0% | 25.2 tonnes | 57.7 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.56 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.3 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 185 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4 tonnes | 48 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1 tonnes | 23 tonnes | 69 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.48 tonnes | 23 tonnes | 110 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8 tonnes | 17 tonnes | 57.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.92 tonnes | 16.6 tonnes | 33 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 56 Comoros 43.68 tonnes compare
- 57 Micronesia (country) 31.08 tonnes compare
- 59 Suriname 4.59 tonnes compare
- 60 Guadeloupe 0 tonnes compare
- 60 Martinique 0 tonnes compare
- 60 Tonga 0 tonnes 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 cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia?
- Cocoa bean production by region in Saint Lucia was 16.6 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 300 tonnes in 1961.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean production by region recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for cocoa bean production by region?
- Saint Lucia ranks 58th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean production by region rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cocoa bean production by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Global production of cocoa beans, measured in tonnes of production per year.