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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 km(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)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Saint Lucia

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Saint Lucia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Saint Lucia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    87 % of the population in Saint Lucia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2016)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Saint Lucia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Saint Lucia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Saint Lucia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    14 % of the renewable water resources in Saint Lucia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    41 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Saint Lucia (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    100 % of the water basins in Saint Lucia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    0 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Lucia in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Saint Lucia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

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 (2023), 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 2022, 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.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Saint Lucia, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Saint Lucia (2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Saint Lucia, progress over time, by sub-sector