People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban was 99.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2000
All-time low
99.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Saint Lucia stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2000.
That places Saint Lucia 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest urban in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2001 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 99.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 99.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Saint Lucia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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