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Saint Lucia
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP2.24[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12317.27[$]
Population0.18[millions]
Urbanization18.84[%]
Land Area618.09[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 95 43.1 -1.4
Health 73 47.8 1
Air Quality 67 46.3 1.3
PM2.5 106 36.1 -3.6
Household solid fuels 70 53.7 7
Ozone 1 100 9.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 99 45.4 0.6
Sanitation 93 50.3 1.9
Drinking water 100 42.1 -0.4
Heavy Metals 80 51.8 2.5
Lead 80 51.8 2.5
Waste Management 37 77.5 -
Solid waste 37 77.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 124 40 -3
Biodiversity 143 36.9 1.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 111 59.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 144 29.5 -
Marine protected areas 83 1.8 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 15 66.6 13.4
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 131 46.8 -1.7
Ecosystem Services 40 50.7 0.8
Tree cover loss 35 47.9 0.8
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries 43 16.2 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 58 16.2 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 76 54.8 -6.3
CO2 growth rate 61 50.7 5.6
CH4 growth rate 84 68.3 -12.8
F-gas growth rate 20 95.3 -1.5
N2O growth rate 163 22.1 -77.9
Black Carbon growth rate 146 30.2 -45.6
CO2 from land cover 39 70 -
GHG intensity trend 153 26.5 -22.1
GHG per capita 76 60.5 -1
Pollution Emissions 147 36.7 -7.4
SO2 growth rate 152 36.9 -36.4
NOx growth rate 132 36.5 21.7
Agriculture 175 6.4 -10.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 175 6.4 -10.2
Water Resources 108 0.9 -
Wastewater treatment 108 0.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Peru 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Morocco 42.3
GDP per capita
Albania 49
Paraguay 46.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Peru 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Sri Lanka 39
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Issue Performance
Jordan 53.4
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Barbados 45.6
Mauritius 45.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Regulatory Quality
Greece 69.1
Colombia 52.9
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Montenegro 46.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
Oman 38.5
Voice & Accountability
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Political Stability
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Uruguay 49.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kiribati 37.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Small Island Developing States
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Belize 41.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Kuwait 53.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Saudi Arabia 44
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
LCA