Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Hazardous waste treated or disposed was 4,730 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia, 2004–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 4,730 for hazardous waste treated or disposed in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.3% on the previous year and up 2,602.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia peaked at 4,730 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2012.
Saint Lucia ranks 67th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 384 | — |
| 2005 | 294 | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 115 | -60.9% |
| 2007 | 90 | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 64 | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 175 | +173.4% |
| 2010 | 146 | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 70 | -52.1% |
| 2012 | 63 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1,771 | +2711.1% |
| 2014 | 2,707 | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 2,632 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,715 | -34.8% |
| 2017 | 1,644 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2,472 | +50.4% |
| 2019 | 4,730 | +91.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 4,730 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 409,575, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 4,730 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,364, 38% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste treated or disposed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2711.1% | 63 | 1,771 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 187 | 64 | 384 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,795 | 63 | 4,730 | 10 |
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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 hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia?
- Hazardous waste treated or disposed in Saint Lucia was 4,730 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,730 in 2019.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste treated or disposed recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2012.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for hazardous waste treated or disposed?
- Saint Lucia ranks 67th out of 77 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hazardous waste treated or disposed rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,602.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste treated or disposed (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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