Electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Electricity generation from oil per person was 2,170 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,170 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,308 kilowatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
1,765 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 2,170 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,308 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,765 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 26th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,765 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,810 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,794 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,841 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,887 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,934 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,980 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,086 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2,073 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,119 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,223 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,270 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2,202 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,192 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,182 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,172 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,220 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,268 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,259 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,308 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,076 kilowatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 2,184 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,181 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,175 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,170 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 2,170 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 23.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 2,170 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 401.02 kilowatt-hours, 5.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,929 kilowatt-hours | 1,765 kilowatt-hours | 2,119 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,230 kilowatt-hours | 2,172 kilowatt-hours | 2,308 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,157 kilowatt-hours | 2,076 kilowatt-hours | 2,184 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 23 Falkland Islands 2,859 kilowatt-hours compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 2,284 kilowatt-hours compare
- 25 Montserrat 2,266 kilowatt-hours compare
- 27 Grenada 2,047 kilowatt-hours compare
- 28 Dominica 1,954 kilowatt-hours compare
- 29 Saint Helena 1,881 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Saint Lucia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 11.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Saint Lucia was 2,170 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,308 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,765 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Saint Lucia ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.