People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0624 people per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.0624 people per person, measured in 2022. 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 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.1028 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0624 people per person, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1028 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1026 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1017 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1009 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0973 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0939 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0908 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0878 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0849 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0823 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0798 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0775 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0752 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0729 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0706 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0683 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.066 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0641 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0626 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0625 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0624 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0624 people per person | -0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0624 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0624 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0945 people per person | 0.0823 people per person | 0.1028 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.07 people per person | 0.0625 people per person | 0.0798 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0624 people per person | 0.0624 people per person | 0.0625 people per person | 3 |
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0624 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1028 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0624 people per person in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.