Share of the population using improved water sources in Grenada
Grenada: Share of the population using improved water sources was 96.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved water sources 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
In 2017, share of the population using improved water sources in Grenada stood at 96.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Grenada peaked at 97.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 152nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 96.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 96.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.1% | 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 of the population using improved water sources in Grenada?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Grenada was 96.8% 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 the population using improved water sources recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Grenada ranks 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources 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 the population using improved water sources. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.