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Saint Lucia · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

93rd of 213 · 25th in Latin America
Forest coverSaint Lucia's forest cover fell from 34.7 % in 1994 to 34.0 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202034%34%34%35%35%34.0 %

Saint Lucia's forest cover fell from 34.7 % in 1994 to 34.0 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

177th of 213 · 30th in Latin America
Forest areaSaint Lucia's forest area fell from 212 km in 1994 to 208 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020207208209210211212208 km

Saint Lucia's forest area fell from 212 km in 1994 to 208 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

99th of 213 · 21st in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Saint Lucia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.9 % in 2013 to 18.2 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202417%17%18%18%19%19%18.2 %

Saint Lucia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 16.9 % in 2013 to 18.2 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

161st of 209 · 29th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Saint Lucia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 32.0 % in 1994 to 16.3 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202015%20%25%30%35%16.3 %

Saint Lucia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 32.0 % in 1994 to 16.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

140th of 206 · 27th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Saint Lucia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 4.1 % in 1994 to 4.4 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520203%4%4%5%5%4.4 %

Saint Lucia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 4.1 % in 1994 to 4.4 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

48th of 200 · 7th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Saint Lucia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 11.8 in 1994 to 10.4 in 2023.199520002005201020152020810121410.4

Saint Lucia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 11.8 in 1994 to 10.4 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

104th of 175 · 28th in Latin America
Water stressSaint Lucia's water stress was 14.3 % in 2007 and 14.3 % in 2022.20102015202013%14%15%16%14.3 %

Saint Lucia's water stress was 14.3 % in 2007 and 14.3 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

109th of 181 · 29th in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaSaint Lucia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,087 in 1993 to 1,678 in 2022.1995200020052010201520201,6001,8002,0002,2001,678

Saint Lucia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,087 in 1993 to 1,678 in 2022.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Saint Lucia.

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