People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 116.5 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia is 116.5 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia peaked at 12,483 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 115.39 people, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 169th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,109 people | — |
| 2001 | 12,262 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 12,483 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12,078 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 11,644 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 11,184 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10,700 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10,191 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 9,657 people | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 9,103 people | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8,521 people | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 7,874 people | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 7,215 people | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 6,550 people | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 5,877 people | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 5,198 people | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 4,512 people | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 3,819 people | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 3,121 people | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 2,418 people | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 1,710 people | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 996.26 people | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 521.55 people | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 115.39 people | -77.9% |
| 2024 | 116.5 people | +1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 116.5 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 116.5 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -77.9% | 521.55 people | 115.39 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,141 people | 9,103 people | 12,483 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,511 people | 2,418 people | 8,521 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 691.92 people | 115.39 people | 1,710 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 166 Nauru 191.75 people compare
- 167 Tonga 164.75 people compare
- 168 Falkland Islands 164.47 people compare
- 170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 102.91 people compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 93.9 people compare
- 172 Montserrat 85.17 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Lucia was 116.5 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,483 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.39 people in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Lucia ranks 169th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.