How have things changed? in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: How have things changed? was 1,987 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in Saint Lucia, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Saint Lucia is 1,987 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,600 metric tons in 1978 and was at its lowest, 751 metric tons, in 1987.
That places Saint Lucia 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 980 metric tons | 800 metric tons | 1,100 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,811 metric tons | 1,024 metric tons | 2,600 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 915.3 metric tons | 751 metric tons | 1,152 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,403 metric tons | 988 metric tons | 2,198 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,852 metric tons | 1,605 metric tons | 2,189 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,021 metric tons | 1,833 metric tons | 2,150 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,872 metric tons | 1,516 metric tons | 2,063 metric tons | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Saint Lucia?
- How have things changed? in Saint Lucia was 1,987 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 metric tons in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 751 metric tons in 1987.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for how have things changed??
- Saint Lucia ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.