Municipal water withdrawal in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Municipal water withdrawal was 12.50 million cubic meters in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
12.50 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 183 countries
All-time high
12.50 million cubic meters
in 2007
All-time low
12.50 million cubic meters
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Saint Lucia, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 12.50 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.50 million cubic meters in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.50 million cubic meters, in 2007.
That places Saint Lucia 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Municipal water withdrawal in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.50 million cubic meters | — |
| 2008 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 12.50 million cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 2% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 12.50 million cubic meters is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 350.93 million cubic meters, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 12.50 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.40 million cubic meters compare
- 172 Somalia 15.00 million cubic meters compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 14.70 million cubic meters compare
- 175 Grenada 12.00 million cubic meters compare
- 176 Belize 11.40 million cubic meters compare
- 177 Seychelles 9.00 million cubic meters 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 water withdrawal in Saint Lucia?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Saint Lucia was 12.50 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.50 million cubic meters in 2007.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.50 million cubic meters in 2007.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Saint Lucia ranks 174th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.