Environment
Saint Lucia
Climate
tropical climate, influenced by northeast trade winds; dry period from January to April, wet season occurring from May to August
Land use
other
30% (2023 est.)
forest
53.7% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
16.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 4.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 11.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
19.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.98% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
77,600 tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
13.3% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
deforestation; soil erosion, especially prevalent in the northern area
Total water withdrawal
municipal
12.5 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
0 cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
30.4 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
605,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
605,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
8.9 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
300 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements