How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.29 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
56th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.26 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
1.23 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1987
Years of data
59
1965–2023

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1965–2023

1234196519942023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia stood at 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1987.

Saint Lucia ranks 56th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 1965 to 2023.
Year metric tons per square kilometre Change
1965 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre —
1966 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre +12.5%
1967 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre +11.1%
1968 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre +10.0%
1969 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre +0.0%
1970 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre +29.0%
1971 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre +7.0%
1972 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre +0.0%
1973 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre +7.1%
1974 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre +4.5%
1975 3.28 metric tons per square kilometre +17.6%
1976 3.61 metric tons per square kilometre +10.0%
1977 4.1 metric tons per square kilometre +13.6%
1978 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre +4.0%
1979 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre -60.6%
1980 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre -5.4%
1981 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre -8.0%
1982 1.51 metric tons per square kilometre +3.4%
1983 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre -1.2%
1984 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre +4.0%
1985 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre +21.8%
1986 1.54 metric tons per square kilometre -18.4%
1987 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre -20.1%
1988 1.35 metric tons per square kilometre +10.0%
1989 1.39 metric tons per square kilometre +2.5%
1990 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre +16.6%
1991 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre +6.9%
1992 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre +6.8%
1993 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre +24.5%
1994 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre -3.4%
1995 2.22 metric tons per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 2.32 metric tons per square kilometre +4.4%
1997 2.33 metric tons per square kilometre +0.4%
1998 2.8 metric tons per square kilometre +20.6%
1999 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre +28.5%
2000 3.32 metric tons per square kilometre -7.7%
2001 3.59 metric tons per square kilometre +7.9%
2002 3.14 metric tons per square kilometre -12.6%
2003 2.77 metric tons per square kilometre -11.7%
2004 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre -6.3%
2006 2.72 metric tons per square kilometre +3.3%
2007 2.86 metric tons per square kilometre +5.1%
2008 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre +9.2%
2009 3.41 metric tons per square kilometre +9.3%
2010 3.25 metric tons per square kilometre -4.5%
2011 3 metric tons per square kilometre -7.7%
2012 3.23 metric tons per square kilometre +7.6%
2013 3.34 metric tons per square kilometre +3.3%
2014 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre -0.9%
2015 3.37 metric tons per square kilometre +1.9%
2016 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre +4.5%
2017 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre -1.4%
2018 3.41 metric tons per square kilometre -1.8%
2019 3.22 metric tons per square kilometre -5.5%
2020 2.48 metric tons per square kilometre -22.9%
2021 2.93 metric tons per square kilometre +17.8%
2022 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre +15.6%
2023 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre -2.6%

Saint Lucia compared with similar countries

  • Saint Lucia's 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Saint Lucia's 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 -60.6% 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.61 metric tons per square kilometre 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre 5
1970s 2.97 metric tons per square kilometre 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre 10
1980s 1.5 metric tons per square kilometre 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre 10
1990s 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2000s 3.04 metric tons per square kilometre 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre 3.59 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2010s 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre 3 metric tons per square kilometre 3.52 metric tons per square kilometre 10
2020s 3.02 metric tons per square kilometre 2.48 metric tons per square kilometre 3.38 metric tons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

  1. 53 Brunei 3.68 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Saint Martin (French Part) 3.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 El Salvador 3.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Morocco 3.22 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 Panama 3.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Georgia 3.07 metric tons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
The highest recorded value was 4.26 metric tons per square kilometre in 1978.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.23 metric tons per square kilometre in 1987.
How does Saint Lucia rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Saint Lucia ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
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How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.