Access to electricity in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Access to electricity was 98.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Saint Lucia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Saint Lucia stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Saint Lucia peaked at 98.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1990.
That places Saint Lucia 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.6% | — |
| 1991 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 78.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 86.7% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 98.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Saint Lucia?
- Access to electricity in Saint Lucia was 98.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1990.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for access to electricity?
- Saint Lucia ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.