Saint Lucia
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 610 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 17% agriculture, 34% forest and 49% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 179,857 people (2022)
- Population density: 301 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 19% lives in urban areas and 83% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 2,212,532,552 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 12,302 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 73% from services and 10% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Saint Lucia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Lucia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Lucia, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Lucia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Lucia, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Saint Lucia, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Saint Lucia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Saint Lucia, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Saint Lucia (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Saint Lucia, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,301 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,678 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 256 m3 per capita (2007)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Saint Lucia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saint Lucia, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saint Lucia, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Saint Lucia, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Saint Lucia, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Lucia, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Lucia in 2021, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.