Drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 0 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0 people
World rank
106th
of 178 countries
All-time high
361.3 people
in 2021
All-time low
0 people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia peaked at 361.3 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2023.
That places Saint Lucia 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 286.03 people | — |
| 2001 | 290.15 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 297.31 people | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 304.3 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 311.1 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 317.72 people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 324.23 people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 330.53 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 336.62 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 342.63 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 347.98 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 349.8 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 351.4 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 352.94 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 354.42 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 355.83 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 357.15 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 358.33 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 359.41 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 360.38 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 361.19 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 361.3 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 360.73 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 360.73 people | 0 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 314.06 people | 286.03 people | 342.63 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 354.76 people | 347.98 people | 360.38 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.64 people | 0 people | 361.3 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 159.15 people compare
- 104 Gambia 36.07 people compare
- 105 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
- 106 Albania 0 people compare
- 106 Andorra 0 people
- 106 Armenia 0 people compare
- 106 Australia 0 people compare
- 106 Austria 0 people
- 106 Azerbaijan 0 people compare
- 106 Belarus 0 people
- 106 Belgium 0 people
- 106 Belize 0 people compare
- 106 Bhutan 0 people compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
- 106 Bulgaria 0 people
- 106 Burkina Faso 0 people compare
- 106 Canada 0 people
- 106 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 106 China 0 people compare
- 106 Cook Islands 0 people
- 106 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 106 Czechia 0 people
- 106 Denmark 0 people
- 106 Estonia 0 people
- 106 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 106 Finland 0 people
- 106 France 0 people
- 106 Georgia 0 people compare
- 106 Germany 0 people
- 106 Greece 0 people
- 106 Greenland 0 people
- 106 Hungary 0 people compare
- 106 Iceland 0 people
- 106 Ireland 0 people
- 106 Israel 0 people
- 106 Kiribati 0 people
- 106 Laos 0 people compare
- 106 Latvia 0 people
- 106 Lithuania 0 people
- 106 Luxembourg 0 people
- 106 Maldives 0 people
- 106 Malta 0 people
- 106 Marshall Islands 0 people
- 106 Mauritius 0 people compare
- 106 Mexico 0 people compare
- 106 Moldova 0 people
- 106 Morocco 0 people compare
- 106 Netherlands 0 people
- 106 New Zealand 0 people
- 106 Norway 0 people
- 106 Palau 0 people
- 106 Palestine 0 people compare
- 106 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 106 Philippines 0 people compare
- 106 Poland 0 people
- 106 Portugal 0 people
- 106 Romania 0 people
- 106 San Marino 0 people
- 106 Slovakia 0 people
- 106 Spain 0 people
- 106 Sweden 0 people
- 106 Switzerland 0 people
- 106 Syria 0 people compare
- 106 Thailand 0 people compare
- 106 Tokelau 0 people
- 106 Tonga 0 people
- 106 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
- 106 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 people
- 106 Tuvalu 0 people
- 106 United Arab Emirates 0 people
- 106 United Kingdom 0 people
- 106 United States 0 people
- 106 Uruguay 0 people compare
- 106 Vietnam 0 people compare
- 106 Wallis and Futuna 0 people
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Saint Lucia was 0 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 361.3 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Saint Lucia ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.