Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada
Grenada: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada is 7.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada peaked at 7.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2005.
Grenada ranks 106th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.0% | — |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 7.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 57% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.5%, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More environment data for Grenada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.271 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.45 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Grenada was 7.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2005.
- How does Grenada rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Grenada ranks 106th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).