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 16.96 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 16.96 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Saint Lucia peaked at 17.45 people per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.39 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 34th out of 171 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.39 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 15.61 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 16 people per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.37 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.58 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.76 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.94 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.09 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.23 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.36 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.45 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.36 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.26 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.15 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.03 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.92 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.79 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.78 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.87 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.91 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.95 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.95 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.96 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 16.96 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 15.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 16.96 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2 people per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.53 people per square kilometre | 15.39 people per square kilometre | 17.36 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.05 people per square kilometre | 16.78 people per square kilometre | 17.45 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.95 people per square kilometre | 16.95 people per square kilometre | 16.96 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 31 Liberia 19.83 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Senegal 17.84 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Solomon Islands 16.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cameroon 16.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.31 people per square kilometre 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 16.96 people per square kilometre 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 17.45 people per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.39 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Saint Lucia ranks 34th 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.