Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0579 people per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.0579 people per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0581 people per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0491 people per person, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 41st 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0491 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0493 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0501 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0508 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0517 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0526 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0535 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0544 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0552 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0561 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0568 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.057 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0574 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0577 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.058 people per person | +0.2% |
| 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% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.0579 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 47.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.0579 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 9.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0523 people per person | 0.0491 people per person | 0.0561 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0576 people per person | 0.0568 people per person | 0.0581 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
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.0579 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0581 people per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 people per person in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 41st out of 171 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.