People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: People using improved drinking water sources was 653.12 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2017, people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 653.12 people. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 703.64 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 653.12 people, in 2017.
That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 701.39 people | — |
| 2001 | 703.64 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 701.89 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 698.52 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 694.85 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 690.9 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 687.06 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 683.26 people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 679.31 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 674.64 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 667.8 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 662.53 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 658.75 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 653.39 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 653.66 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 653.64 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 653.47 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 653.12 people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 691.55 people | 674.64 people | 703.64 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 657.04 people | 653.12 people | 667.8 people | 8 |
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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)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 69.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.1808 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 58.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 653.12 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 703.64 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 653.12 people in 2017.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.