Global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Global change over the last 50 years was 1,987 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia is 1,987, 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, global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,600 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 751, 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.
Global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 800 | — |
| 1966 | 900 | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 1,000 | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,419 | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 1,519 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 1,519 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,627 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 1,700 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 2,200 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 2,500 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,024 | -60.6% |
| 1980 | 969 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 891 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 921 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 910 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 946 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1,152 | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 940 | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 751 | -20.1% |
| 1988 | 826 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 847 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 988 | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 1,056 | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1,128 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 1,404 | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 1,356 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,354 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,414 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1,419 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,711 | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 2,198 | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 2,028 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 2,189 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1,913 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 1,690 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 1,712 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,605 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,657 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,742 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,902 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 2,078 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1,985 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,833 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,971 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 2,036 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,018 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,057 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,150 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,119 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,080 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,965 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,516 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 1,785 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 2,063 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 2,010 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,987 | -1.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,987 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,987 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -60.6% | 2,600 | 1,024 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 980 | 800 | 1,100 | 5 |
| 1970s | 1,811 | 1,024 | 2,600 | 10 |
| 1980s | 915.3 | 751 | 1,152 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,403 | 988 | 2,198 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,852 | 1,605 | 2,189 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,021 | 1,833 | 2,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,872 | 1,516 | 2,063 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Saint Lucia was 1,987 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 in 1978.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 751 in 1987.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Saint Lucia ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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