Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 3,530 SLC in 2008. ▲ Rising
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia, 1998–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 3,530 SLC for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2008. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia peaked at 3,530 SLC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,730 SLC, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,100 SLC | — |
| 1999 | 2,260 SLC | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 2,180 SLC | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2,000 SLC | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 1,730 SLC | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 2,110 SLC | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 1,950 SLC | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2,300 SLC | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 2,990 SLC | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 3,090 SLC | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3,530 SLC | +14.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 3,530 SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,474 SLC, 79% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 3,530 SLC is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,994 SLC, 71% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,180 SLC | 2,100 SLC | 2,260 SLC | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,431 SLC | 1,730 SLC | 3,530 SLC | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 15 Cook Islands 6,210 SLC compare
- 16 Grenada 4,994 SLC
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,954 SLC
- 19 Mexico 3,256 SLC compare
- 20 Belize 1,653 SLC compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 1,131 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 18.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 103.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 193.98 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,077 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Saint Lucia was 3,530 SLC in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,530 SLC in 2008.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,730 SLC in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Saint Lucia ranks 18th out of 25 countries with data for 2008.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.