Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Grenada
Grenada: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 3.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking 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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Grenada stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Grenada peaked at 5.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
Grenada ranks 80th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 8 |
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More environment data for Grenada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0137 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0516 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0375 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Grenada?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Grenada was 3.2% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does Grenada rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Grenada ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.