Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Municipal waste collected was 79,000 tonnes in 2019. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia, 2004β2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2019, municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia stood at 79,000 tonnes.
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 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68,000 tonnes, in 2011.
That places Saint Lucia 94th out of 103 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,667 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 78,000 tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 73,800 tonnes | 68,000 tonnes | 83,000 tonnes | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 91 French Guiana 108,020 tonnes compare
- 92 Bermuda 86,400 tonnes compare
- 93 French Polynesia 83,326 tonnes compare
- 95 Andorra 40,880 tonnes compare
- 96 British Virgin Islands 36,697 tonnes
- 97 Liechtenstein 32,638 tonnes compare
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Standard Deviation 0.257 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 38 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 282 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 143 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3,000 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3,178 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia?
- Municipal waste collected in Saint Lucia was 79,000 tonnes 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 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,000 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for municipal waste collected?
- Saint Lucia ranks 94th out of 103 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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