Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.004 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia is 0.004 people per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0262 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.004 people per person, in 2018.
Saint Lucia ranks 51st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0262 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0259 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0176 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 people per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 people per person | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.004 people per person | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.004 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.004 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.004 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.004 people per person | +0.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.004 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 32.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.004 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0202 people per person | 0.0125 people per person | 0.0262 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0072 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.0111 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 0.004 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 urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Saint Lucia was 0.004 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0262 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 people per person in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 51st out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.