What is forest area in Saint Lucia?

Forest area in Saint Lucia was 207.7 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?

The highest recorded value was 212.7 sq. km in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?

The lowest recorded value was 207.7 sq. km in 2010.

How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area?

Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area 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), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Saint Lucia

Name: Forest area in Saint Lucia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saint Lucia: Forest area was 207.7 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

207.7 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

177th

of 214 countries

All-time high

212.7 sq. km

in 1990

All-time low

207.7 sq. km

in 2010

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Saint Lucia, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Saint Lucia recorded 207.7 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Saint Lucia peaked at 212.7 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 207.7 sq. km, in 2010.

Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	211.53 sq. km	210.36 sq. km	212.7 sq. km	10
2000s	209.02 sq. km	207.94 sq. km	210.1 sq. km	10
2010s	207.7 sq. km	207.7 sq. km	207.7 sq. km	10
2020s	207.7 sq. km	207.7 sq. km	207.7 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Saint Lucia

174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 285.4 sq. km compare
175 Guam 280 sq. km compare
176 Northern Mariana Islands 243.6 sq. km compare
178 United States Virgin Islands 203.6 sq. km compare
179 Grenada 177 sq. km compare
180 American Samoa 170.4 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Saint Lucia?: Forest area in Saint Lucia was 207.7 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 212.7 sq. km in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Saint Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 207.7 sq. km in 2010.
How does Saint Lucia rank for forest area?: Saint Lucia ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area 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), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.