Share using safely managed drinking water in Grenada
Grenada: Share using safely managed drinking water was 89.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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
The most recent figure for share using safely managed drinking water in Grenada is 89.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Grenada peaked at 89.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 74th of 163 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.
Share 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 69.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Grenada?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Grenada was 89.9% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Grenada ranks 74th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.