Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 7.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 7.9% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 9.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 69% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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