Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia stood at 98 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia peaked at 98 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90 %, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91 % | — |
| 2001 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90 % | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 91 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 91 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 % | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 98 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97 %, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 98 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98 %, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5 % | 90 % | 93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 % | 93 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8 % | 97 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 81 Azerbaijan 98 % compare
- 81 Canada 98 % compare
- 81 Dominican Republic 98 % compare
- 81 Iraq 98 % compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 81 Malaysia 98 % compare
- 81 Nauru 98 % compare
- 81 Niue 98 % compare
- 81 North Macedonia 98 % compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98 % compare
- 81 Seychelles 98 % compare
- 81 Suriname 98 % 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 percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Saint Lucia was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 % in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.