Average precipitation in depth in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Average precipitation in depth was 2,301 mm per year in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average precipitation in depth in Saint Lucia, 1961–2022
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in mm per year.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2,301 mm per year for average precipitation in depth in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average precipitation in depth in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,301 mm per year in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,301 mm per year, in 1961.
That places Saint Lucia 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 2,301 mm per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 18 Philippines 2,348 mm per year compare
- 19 Suriname 2,331 mm per year compare
- 20 Seychelles 2,330 mm per year compare
- 22 Nicaragua 2,280 mm per year compare
- 23 Ecuador 2,274 mm per year compare
- 24 Bhutan 2,200 mm per year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 2,200 mm per year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Lucia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2020)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2020)
- Rural population 70.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 127,732 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.04 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (1980)
- Cereal yield 700 kg per hectare (1979)
- Cereal production 0 metric tons (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average precipitation in depth in Saint Lucia?
- Average precipitation in depth in Saint Lucia was 2,301 mm per year in 2022, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest average precipitation in depth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,301 mm per year in 1961.
- What is the lowest average precipitation in depth recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,301 mm per year in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for average precipitation in depth?
- Saint Lucia ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average precipitation in depth rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.