People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 99.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia is 99.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2014.
Saint Lucia ranks 39th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 36 El Salvador 99.3% compare
- 37 Mali 99.3% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 99.2% compare
- 40 Montenegro 99.0% compare
- 41 Turkey 98.9% compare
- 42 Iraq 98.7% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Saint Lucia was 99.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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