Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
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 Vincent and the Grenadines is 7.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 9.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 100th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 4 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.47 % 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 0.0094 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -23.94 % 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 0.0112 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.9% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 100th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).