Basic drinking water access in Saint Lucia

98.1% of people in Saint Lucia used at least basic drinking water services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saint Lucia, 2024 98.1% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 98.1%
World, 2024 91.5% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 93rd of 202 See the full ranking

Basic drinking water access in Saint Lucia over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Saint LuciaWorld
2024 98.1% 91.5%
2023 98.1% 91.2%
2022 97.9% 90.9%
2021 97.6% 90.4%
2020 97.2% 90.0%
2019 96.8% 89.6%
2018 96.4% 89.3%
2017 96.0% 88.9%
2016 95.6% 88.5%
2015 95.2% 88.1%
2014 94.8% 87.7%
2013 94.5% 87.3%
2012 94.1% 86.9%
2011 93.7% 86.5%
2010 93.3% 86.1%
2009 92.9% 85.7%
2008 92.5% 85.2%
2007 92.2% 84.8%
2006 91.8% 84.3%
2005 91.5% 83.9%
2004 91.2% 82.6%
2003 90.9% 82.1%
2002 90.5% 81.6%
2001 90.6% 80.9%
2000 90.6% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 98.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 94.8%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Saint Lucia has the 93rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Saint Lucia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene