People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.0097 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia, 2001–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0097 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 67.8% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia peaked at 2.47 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.7327 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Saint Lucia ranks 44th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 2003 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9234 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8123 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7468 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5137 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5233 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5997 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6289 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2014 | -0.6626 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2015 | -0.691 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2016 | -0.7327 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0937 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5365 % change on previous year | -672.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2702 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2239 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 0.03 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0097 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.34 % change on previous year. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0097 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -6.83 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +672.4% | -0.0937 % change on previous year | 0.5365 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -201.9% | 0.5137 % change on previous year | -0.5233 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +87.2% | -0.7327 % change on previous year | -0.0937 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +71.0% | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -86.6% | 0.2239 % change on previous year | 0.03 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -67.8% | 0.03 % change on previous year | 0.0097 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.7468 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.2611 % change on previous year | -0.7327 % change on previous year | 0.5365 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0879 % change on previous year | 0.0097 % change on previous year | 0.2239 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 41 Myanmar 0.1457 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Yemen 0.1343 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Israel 0.1065 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Serbia -0.0589 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Kiribati -0.1483 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Sierra Leone -0.2652 % change on previous year compare
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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Lucia was 0.0097 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7327 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Saint Lucia ranks 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.