FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Saint Lucia

According to FAOSTAT, Saint Lucia produced 3,473 t of vegetables, 14,321 t of fruit, 3,005 t of meat and 1,031 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were coconuts (11,126 t), bananas (2,844 t) and plantains (1,946 t).

Products recorded: 57
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in bananas (−85%), followed by mangoes and guavas (+66%).

Livestock numbers: 10,486 cattle, 10,039 pigs, 9,146 sheep and 14,792 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	14,321	167	0%	−52%
All roots and tubers	4,292	172	0%	−7.5%
All vegetables	3,473	180	0%	+8.8%
All meat	3,005	175	0%	+16%
All eggs	1,081	152	0%	+37%
All citrus fruit	1,072	117	0%	−39%
All milk	1,031	173	0%	−1.2%
All pulses	51	168	0%	0.0%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Beer	17,700	140	0.01%	+28%
Coconuts, in shell	11,126	55	0.02%	+7.0%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	3,719	50	0.02%	+7.9%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	3,460	107	0.01%	+6.8%
Bananas	2,844	96	0%	−85%
Plantains	1,946	44	0%	+31%
Other starchy roots and tubers	1,622	49	0.02%	+0.6%
Chicken meat	1,422	161	0%	−2.5%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	1,365	161	0%	+9.0%
Cassava	1,305	80	0%	+5.4%
Hen eggs	1,081	152	0%	+37%
Cow milk	1,031	171	0%	−1.2%
Cucumbers	1,018	116	0%	+24%
Pork (pig meat)	1,013	141	0%	+98%
Taro	558	44	0%	+16%
Watermelons	522	115	0%	+43%
Pumpkins and squash	504	115	0%	+16%
Grapefruit and pomelos	495	65	0.01%	−48%
Mangoes and guavas	469	92	0%	+66%
Sweet potatoes	405	96	0%	−43%
Beef (cattle meat)	404	174	0%	−6.9%
Lemons and limes	325	92	0%	−4.4%
Yams	301	51	0%	−44%
Coconut oil	268	47	0.01%	−45%
Tomatoes	254	158	0%	−9.6%
Oranges	251	109	0%	−45%
Avocados	241	68	0%	+46%
Lettuce and chicory	194	93	0%	+11%
Margarine and shortening	154	92	0%	−59%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	128	59	0%	−1.5%
Cabbages	120	142	0%	−44%
Oil of maize	107	56	0%	+1,429%
Sheep meat	101	151	0%	−1.0%
Yautia	101	12	0.03%	+68%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	71	111	0%	+97%
Goat meat	64	140	0%	−17%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	54	148	0%	−6.9%
Other pulses n.e.c.	51	103	0%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	49	148	0%	−7.5%
Pineapples	47	81	0%	−23%
Nutmeg, mace and cardamom	35	18	0.02%	+6.1%
Ginger	22	42	0%	+38%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	20	126	0%	−4.8%
Carrots and turnips	18	128	0%	+20%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	18	126	0%	0.0%
Cocoa beans	17	56	0%	−11%
Fat of pigs	15	134	0%	+88%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	14	121	0%	−18%
Cattle fat, unrendered	12	146	0%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	12	121	0%	−14%
Pepper (black, white)	11	45	0%	−94%
Tea, packed	8	118	0%	—
Sheep fat, unrendered	3	127	0%	0.0%
Wine	2	74	0%	—
Buttermilk, dry	1	139	0%	—
Goat fat, unrendered	1	132	0%	−50%
Rabbit meat	1	44	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	479,000	159	0%	+6.4%
Goats	14,792	152	0%	−5.8%
Cattle	10,486	173	0%	−4.7%
Pigs	10,039	148	0%	−8.9%
Sheep	9,146	159	0%	−12%
Horses	1,113	128	0%	+1.2%
Mules and hinnies	1,109	50	0.01%	+0.8%
Asses	612	98	0%	+2.0%

Saint Lucia among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Saint Lucia, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Saint Lucia had 179,744 inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Beer	98.5	22.7	4.3×
Coconuts, in shell	61.9	8.03	7.7×
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	20.7	2.93	7.1×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	19.2	4.81	4.0×
Bananas	15.8	17.1	0.9×
Plantains	10.8	5.46	2.0×
Other starchy roots and tubers	9.02	1.20	7.5×
Chicken meat	7.91	15.7	0.5×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	7.59	34.5	0.2×
Cassava	7.26	41.9	0.2×
Hen eggs	6.01	11.5	0.5×
Cow milk	5.74	97.7	0.1×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Saint Lucia reported exports of 35 and imports of 84 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Beer of barley, malted	4,772	USD 7.5 m	1.56	75 of 149
Bananas	1,766	USD 1.1 m	0.61	64 of 107
Plantains and cooking bananas	220	USD 135,000	0.61	46 of 92
Cocoa beans	10	USD 125,000	12.50	78 of 93
Other fruits, n.e.c.	82	USD 85,000	1.04	94 of 131
Coconuts, in shell	26	USD 51,000	1.96	58 of 93
Tea leaves	1	USD 47,000	47.00	143 of 143
Wine	22	USD 26,000	1.18	99 of 128
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw	9	USD 22,000	2.44	99 of 124
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens	12	USD 17,000	1.42	86 of 107

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	9,638	USD 19.8 m	2.05	112 of 189
Cheese from whole cow milk	776	USD 5.0 m	6.39	122 of 192
Wine	699	USD 3.8 m	5.39	142 of 192
Margarine and shortening	846	USD 3.5 m	4.17	127 of 189
Wheat	8,750	USD 2.8 m	0.32	155 of 176
Maize (corn)	8,921	USD 2.3 m	0.25	138 of 190
Potatoes	2,198	USD 2.0 m	0.91	133 of 183
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	360	USD 1.9 m	5.20	91 of 178
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	801	USD 1.7 m	2.07	65 of 136
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled	648	USD 1.6 m	2.47	81 of 162

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Saint Lucia?

By volume, the largest products of Saint Lucia in 2024 were beer (17,700 t), coconuts, in shell (11,126 t), other tropical fruits, n.e.c. (3,719 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Saint Lucia the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 12th, for yautia.

How much beer does Saint Lucia produce per person?

About 98.5 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 22.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Saint Lucia export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were beer of barley, malted (USD 7.5 m), bananas (USD 1.1 m), plantains and cooking bananas (USD 135,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Saint Lucia import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 19.8 m), cheese from whole cow milk (USD 5.0 m), wine (USD 3.8 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.