Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia stood at 97.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2020.
That places Saint Lucia 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 25 Bangladesh 97.9% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 97.8% compare
- 27 Kuwait 97.8% compare
- 29 Guyana 97.1% compare
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 97.1% compare
- 31 Niger 96.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Saint Lucia
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 11.4% (2020)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2020)
- Fuel exports 3.4% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Saint Lucia was 97.5% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2020.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Saint Lucia ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.