Outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 10.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.4
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
164th
of 241 countries
All-time high
11.2
in 2017
All-time low
8.4
in 2008
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 10.4 for outdoor air pollution exposure in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia peaked at 11.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 2008.
Saint Lucia ranks 164th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.7 | — |
| 1999 | 10.8 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 10.5 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 9.2 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.4 | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 8.6 | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 9.7 | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 9.8 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.4 | +3.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 10.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.15, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 10.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.75, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.57 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0021 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Saint Lucia was 10.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 164th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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