Number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 179,744 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia is 179,744 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia peaked at 179,744 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 136,410 people, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 182nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 136,410 people | — |
| 2001 | 144,053 people | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 141,759 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 144,234 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 146,665 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 149,070 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 151,475 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 154,002 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 156,485 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 158,828 people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 160,993 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 163,898 people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 164,475 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 168,515 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 170,829 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 173,156 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 175,295 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 176,166 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 177,017 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 177,661 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 178,250 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 178,522 people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 178,781 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 179,285 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 179,744 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148,298 people | 136,410 people | 158,828 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 170,800 people | 160,993 people | 177,661 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,916 people | 178,250 people | 179,744 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Saint Lucia
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 11.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2020)
- Ores and metals exports 5.5% (2020)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Saint Lucia was 179,744 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 179,744 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,410 people in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Saint Lucia ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.