Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 98.1% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2002.
Saint Lucia ranks 108th of 231 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.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 98.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 98.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 90.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.2% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 105 North Macedonia 98.2% compare
- 106 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 98.2% compare
- 107 Niue 98.1% compare
- 109 Montserrat 98.1% compare
- 110 Jersey 98.0% compare
- 111 Suriname 98.0% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Saint Lucia was 98.1% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Saint Lucia ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.