Drinking water service usage in Grenada
Grenada: Drinking water service usage was 89.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 89.9% for drinking water service usage in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Grenada peaked at 89.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2000.
That places Grenada 74th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 78.7% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.8% | 89.9% | 8 |
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More environment data for Grenada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0516 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0375 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Grenada?
- Drinking water service usage in Grenada was 89.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for drinking water service usage?
- Grenada ranks 74th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.