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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1852 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.84 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0439 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0324 Mt CO2e (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.