Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia, 2007–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia is 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia peaked at 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2020.
Saint Lucia ranks 69th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 39.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 41.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 40.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 46.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 35.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 66 Canada 49.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 67 United States 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 68 Ghana 47.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 70 Spain 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
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 water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Saint Lucia was 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Saint Lucia ranks 69th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.