People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 87.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia peaked at 87.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.6% | — |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.9% | 87.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Saint Lucia was 87.4% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Saint Lucia ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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