Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Municipal waste collected was 79,000 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
79,000
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
99th
of 108 countries
All-time high
83,000
in 2016
All-time low
68,000
in 2011
Years of data
16
2004–2019
Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia, 2004–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia stood at 79,000.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia peaked at 83,000 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68,000, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 99th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70,000 | — |
| 2005 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 78,000 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 75,000 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 76,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68,000 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 72,000 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 70,000 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 74,000 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 83,000 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 75,000 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 72,000 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 79,000 | +9.7% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 79,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 79,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,667 | 70,000 | 78,000 | 6 |
| 2010s | 73,800 | 68,000 | 83,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 96 French Guiana 108,020 compare
- 97 Bermuda 86,400 compare
- 98 French Polynesia 83,326 compare
- 100 Andorra 40,880 compare
- 101 British Virgin Islands 36,697
- 102 Liechtenstein 32,638 compare
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 municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia?
- Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia was 79,000 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 83,000 in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,000 in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Saint Lucia ranks 99th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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