People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0579 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2022, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia stood at 0.0579 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0623 people per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0579 people per person, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0592 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0594 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0613 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0616 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.062 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0622 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0623 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0623 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0623 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0616 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.061 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0603 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.059 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.058 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0581 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0581 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.058 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0579 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0579 people per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0612 people per person | 0.0592 people per person | 0.0623 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0596 people per person | 0.058 people per person | 0.0623 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0579 people per person | 0.0579 people per person | 0.058 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 69 India 0.0673 people per person compare
- 70 Belize 0.0671 people per person compare
- 71 Gabon 0.0607 people per person compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0569 people per person compare
- 74 South Africa 0.0517 people per person compare
- 75 Marshall Islands 0.0517 people per person 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, per in Saint Lucia?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia was 0.0579 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0623 people per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 people per person in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Saint Lucia ranks 72nd out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.