Primary energy use per person in St. Lucia
St. Lucia: Primary energy use per person was 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary energy use per person in St. Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary energy use per person in St. Lucia is 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use per person in St. Lucia peaked at 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,891 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1981.
That places St. Lucia 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,891 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,435 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,925 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,816 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,880 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,441 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,363 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,444 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,371 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near St. Lucia
- 107 North Macedonia 15,778 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 108 Suriname 15,525 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 109 Iraq 14,867 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 111 Maldives 14,692 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 112 Brazil 14,608 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 113 Grenada 14,322 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for St. Lucia
- 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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.4% (2020)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 55.1% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary energy use per person in St. Lucia?
- Primary energy use per person in St. Lucia was 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use per person recorded in St. Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,716 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary energy use per person recorded in St. Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,891 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981.
- How does St. Lucia rank for primary energy use per person?
- St. Lucia ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use per person rising or falling in St. Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this St. Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.