Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada
Grenada: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 89.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 89.9% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada peaked at 89.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 75th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 89.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 89.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 78.7% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.8% | 89.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More environment data for Grenada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.271 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.45 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.17 % 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 4.58 % 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 proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Grenada was 89.9% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Grenada ranks 75th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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