People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2,384 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2018, people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 2,384 people. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 5,168 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,384 people, in 2018.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 141st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,168 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,988 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4,802 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4,615 people | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4,423 people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4,229 people | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4,033 people | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,836 people | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,640 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,444 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 3,248 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 3,051 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2,855 people | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2,661 people | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 2,468 people | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2,448 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,428 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,407 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,384 people | -1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2,384 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2,384 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,318 people | 3,444 people | 5,168 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,661 people | 2,384 people | 3,248 people | 9 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.49 % 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 -2.67 % 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2,384 people in 2018, 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 5,168 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,384 people in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 141st out of 231 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.