Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) was 1.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Saint Lucia is 1.54 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Saint Lucia peaked at 1.51 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 637,404, in 2002.
That places Saint Lucia 194th out of 257 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 million | — |
| 2001 | 914,427 | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 637,404 | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 790,276 | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 936,893 | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 930,850 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 870,766 | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 961,100 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 945,963 | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 997,514 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 938,330 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 million | +55.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.54 million | -0.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1.54 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.46 million, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1.54 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.95 million, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes) in Saint Lucia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +55.4% | 938,330 | 1.46 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 985,404 | 637,404 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 870,766 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million | 938,330 | 1.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More development goals data for Saint Lucia
- Red List Index 0.714 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 92.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 277.32 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Saint Lucia?
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material in Saint Lucia was 1.54 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption, by type of raw material recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 637,404 in 2002.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for domestic material consumption, by type of raw material?
- Saint Lucia ranks 194th out of 257 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic material consumption, by type of raw material rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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