Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 87.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia, 2008–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 87.2% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2016. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia peaked at 87.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87.2% | — |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 87.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 87.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Saint Lucia was 87.2% in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.