Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 98.2% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia peaked at 98.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 98.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 98.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.1% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Saint Lucia was 98.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Saint Lucia ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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