Basic drinking water access in Saint Kitts and Nevis

98.6% of people in Saint Kitts and Nevis used at least basic drinking water services in 2017.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Saint Kitts and Nevis is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2017 98.6% % of population
Change from 2016 0percentage points 2016: 98.6%
World, 2017 88.9% Official aggregate

Basic drinking water access in Saint Kitts and Nevis over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Saint Kitts and NevisWorld
2024 – 91.5%
2023 – 91.2%
2022 – 90.9%
2021 – 90.4%
2020 – 90.0%
2019 – 89.6%
2018 – 89.3%
2017 98.6% 88.9%
2016 98.6% 88.5%
2015 98.6% 88.1%
2014 98.6% 87.7%
2013 98.6% 87.3%
2012 98.6% 86.9%
2011 98.6% 86.5%
2010 98.6% 86.1%
2009 98.6% 85.7%
2008 98.5% 85.2%
2007 98.5% 84.8%
2006 98.5% 84.3%
2005 98.5% 83.9%
2004 98.5% 82.6%
2003 98.5% 82.1%
2002 98.5% 81.6%
2001 98.5% 80.9%
2000 98.4% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 98.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 88.9%.

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All statistics for Saint Kitts and Nevis

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2017 for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene