People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 1,510 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 1,510 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 2,891 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,510 people, in 2018.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,891 people | — |
| 2001 | 2,798 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,704 people | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,610 people | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2,515 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2,419 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 2,323 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,228 people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2,135 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2,043 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,951 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,861 people | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1,772 people | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,685 people | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,600 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,579 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,557 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,533 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,510 people | -1.6% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,510 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 1,510 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,260 people, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,467 people | 2,043 people | 2,891 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,672 people | 1,510 people | 1,951 people | 9 |
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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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 1,510 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,891 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,510 people in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.