Water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Water withdrawals per capita was 239.28 cubic meters per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2023, water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia stood at 239.28 cubic meters per person. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 255.73 cubic meters per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 239.28 cubic meters per person, in 2023.
Saint Lucia ranks 103rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 255.73 cubic meters per person | — |
| 2008 | 254.14 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 252.55 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 251.01 cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 249.71 cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 248.57 cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 247.45 cubic meters per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 246.36 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 245.28 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 244.24 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 243.28 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 242.35 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 241.47 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 240.67 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 240.31 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 239.96 cubic meters per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 239.28 cubic meters per person | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 239.28 cubic meters per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.42 cubic meters per person, 53% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 239.28 cubic meters per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 323.09 cubic meters per person, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 254.14 cubic meters per person | 252.55 cubic meters per person | 255.73 cubic meters per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 245.97 cubic meters per person | 241.47 cubic meters per person | 251.01 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.06 cubic meters per person | 239.28 cubic meters per person | 240.67 cubic meters per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 254.97 cubic meters per person compare
- 101 Poland 253.68 cubic meters per person compare
- 102 Belize 245.68 cubic meters per person compare
- 104 Algeria 237.44 cubic meters per person compare
- 105 Zambia 230.45 cubic meters per person compare
- 106 Cyprus 220.82 cubic meters per person 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5008 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Water withdrawals per capita in Saint Lucia was 239.28 cubic meters per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 255.73 cubic meters per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest water withdrawals per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 239.28 cubic meters per person in 2023.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for water withdrawals per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 103rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water withdrawals per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.