People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 18.28 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia is 18.28 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 26.95 people per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.15 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Saint Lucia 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.73 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 26.94 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.95 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.95 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 25.48 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 24.79 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.14 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.5 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.91 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.35 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 21.82 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.28 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 20.72 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.16 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.59 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.01 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.53 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.15 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 18.21 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.26 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.27 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.28 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 18.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 18.28 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.46 people per square kilometre | 22.91 people per square kilometre | 26.95 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.98 people per square kilometre | 18.15 people per square kilometre | 22.35 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.27 people per square kilometre | 18.26 people per square kilometre | 18.28 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 38 Eritrea 20.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 20.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 20.15 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Grenada 17.7 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Philippines 17.46 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Solomon Islands 17.07 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 18.28 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.95 people per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.15 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 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.