People using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 176,321 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia is 176,321 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia peaked at 176,321 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 143,750 people, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150,623 people | 143,750 people | 157,803 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,820 people | 159,398 people | 172,020 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,945 people | 173,293 people | 176,321 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0333 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia was 176,321 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 176,321 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,750 people in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Saint Lucia ranks 187th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.