Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 98.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. 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, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Saint Lucia peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 64th of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 88.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Saint Lucia?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Saint Lucia was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Saint Lucia ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.