Saint Lucia

Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Region
America
Country
Saint Lucia
Population Size ('000)
159,423
GDP per capital (USD)
5356.07
Income per day (USD)
14.67
Urban Population (%)
28.00%
Rural Population (%)
72.00%
Average Household size
4

HEALTH

Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
63%
Number of people affected by HAP
100,436
Number of households affected by HAP
26,033
Number of deaths per year
no data
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
no data
Population using wood for cooking (%)
5.10%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
7.00%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.20%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
85.00%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.40%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
2.30%

COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON

Percentage with access to improved water (%)
98%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
89%
Diarrhea deaths per year
no data
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
no data
Deaths per year from malaria
no data
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
0
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
0
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
74

BUSINESS/MARKET

Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
no data
Prevailance of lending institutions
no data
Number of borrowers
no data
Penetration of Credit Unions
67.27%
Ease of doing business score *
52
Lending interest rate
10.6 %
Starting business score *
53
Getting credit score *
98
Protecting investors score *
29
Trading across borders score *
110

GENDER

Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
no data
Economic participation and opportunity score *
no data
Educational attainment score *
no data
Health and survival score *
no data
Political empowerment score *
no data
Percentage of girls in school
87%
Literacy rate of women (%)
no data

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
no data
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
0.89

COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS

Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.854
Primary Fuel Used
Gas
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
no data