Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 99.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 56th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.0% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0333 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 99.9% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.