Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 32.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2001–2023
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis is 32.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 33.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2002.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 50th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.0% | — |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 32.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0061 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 30.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0114 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 32.0% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2002.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 50th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 (%).