Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 18.14 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia is 18.14 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia peaked at 19.94 people per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.01 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Saint Lucia 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.58 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 19.76 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.86 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.94 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.75 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.58 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.43 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.3 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.19 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.1 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.03 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.93 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.82 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.58 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.46 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.33 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.18 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.01 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.07 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.12 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.13 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.14 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 18.14 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 150.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 18.14 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 34.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.55 people per square kilometre | 19.1 people per square kilometre | 19.94 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.51 people per square kilometre | 18.01 people per square kilometre | 19.03 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.13 people per square kilometre | 18.12 people per square kilometre | 18.14 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 11 Ethiopia 21.01 people per square kilometre compare
- 12 Liberia 19.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 18.48 people per square kilometre compare
- 15 Eritrea 17.29 people per square kilometre compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 17.14 people per square kilometre compare
- 17 Madagascar 14.85 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 sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Saint Lucia was 18.14 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.94 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.01 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Saint Lucia ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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
Sanitation facilities usage 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.