Egg production in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Egg production was 1,081 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,081 tonnes
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
177th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,200 tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
270 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production 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
In 2024, egg production in Saint Lucia stood at 1,081 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,200 tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 270 tonnes, in 1961.
Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 270 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 280 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 290 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 300 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 310 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 320 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 330 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 340 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 350 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 363 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 380 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 395 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 410 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 425 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 450 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 460 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 470 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 480 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 490 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 500 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 510 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 520 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 520 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 418 tonnes | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 310 tonnes | -25.8% |
| 1988 | 368 tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 335 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 366 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 280 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 357 tonnes | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 363 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 576 tonnes | +58.7% |
| 1995 | 560 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 490 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 445 tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 516 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 516 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 516 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 516 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 482 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 770 tonnes | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 800 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,100 tonnes | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 1,050 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,100 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,200 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1,200 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 732.68 tonnes | -38.9% |
| 2011 | 734.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 712 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 690 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 790 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 754.91 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 751.51 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 746 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,022 tonnes | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 951.97 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 892.75 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,091 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 1,132 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1,020 tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 1,081 tonnes | +6.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,081 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70,317 tonnes, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,081 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,674 tonnes, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +59.8% | 482 tonnes | 770 tonnes |
| 1994 | +58.7% | 363 tonnes | 576 tonnes |
| 2010 | -38.9% | 1,200 tonnes | 732.68 tonnes |
| 2005 | +37.5% | 800 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes |
| 2018 | +37.0% | 746 tonnes | 1,022 tonnes |
| 1987 | -25.8% | 418 tonnes | 310 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 310 tonnes | 270 tonnes | 350 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 432.3 tonnes | 363 tonnes | 490 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 448.1 tonnes | 310 tonnes | 520 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 446.9 tonnes | 280 tonnes | 576 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 873.4 tonnes | 482 tonnes | 1,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 788.52 tonnes | 690 tonnes | 1,022 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,043 tonnes | 892.75 tonnes | 1,132 tonnes | 5 |
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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 egg production in Saint Lucia?
- Egg production in Saint Lucia was 1,081 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 egg production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for egg production?
- Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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