Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia is 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0696 hectares per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre, in 2015.
Saint Lucia ranks 12th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0296 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -88.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 hectares per square kilometre | +410.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 hectares per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0489 hectares per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0446 hectares per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0412 hectares per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0325 hectares per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0434 hectares per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0696 hectares per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 2012 | 0.041 hectares per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 hectares per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | -84.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 hectares per square kilometre | +535.0% |
| 2017 | 0.024 hectares per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 hectares per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 hectares per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 hectares per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 hectares per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre | -16.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +535.0% | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0156 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0322 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0489 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0231 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0696 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0169 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0207 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0202 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Palau 0.0184 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 South Korea 0.0163 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0161 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 15 Malaysia 0.0148 hectares per square kilometre 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 0.0174 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0696 hectares per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.