Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Grenada
Grenada: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 95.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 95.6% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Grenada peaked at 96.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 141st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.3% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.6% | 96.0% | 8 |
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More environment data for Grenada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0516 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0375 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Grenada?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Grenada was 95.6% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Grenada ranks 141st out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.