St. Lucia — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for St. Lucia, 2000–2024.
Electricity access for St. Lucia was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2018. The lowest was 86.00% in 2000 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.63% per year.
St. Lucia ranks 90 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so St. Lucia sits above it. It peaked in 2018 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 9 of 42 economies; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 110 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 128th of 211 in 2000 → 125th of 215 in 2010 → 79th of 215 in 2020 → 90th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 99% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +3.9 pp |
| 2000 | 86% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Lucia’s Electricity access in 2001?
89.9% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is St. Lucia’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +16.3% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.