Basic drinking water access in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

97.7% of people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines used at least basic drinking water services in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2018 97.7% % of population
Change from 2017 0percentage points 2017: 97.7%
World, 2018 89.3% Official aggregate

Basic drinking water access in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the GrenadinesWorld
2024 – 91.5%
2023 – 91.2%
2022 – 90.9%
2021 – 90.4%
2020 – 90.0%
2019 – 89.6%
2018 97.7% 89.3%
2017 97.7% 88.9%
2016 97.7% 88.5%
2015 97.7% 88.1%
2014 97.7% 87.7%
2013 97.5% 87.3%
2012 97.4% 86.9%
2011 97.2% 86.5%
2010 97.0% 86.1%
2009 96.9% 85.7%
2008 96.7% 85.2%
2007 96.6% 84.8%
2006 96.4% 84.3%
2005 96.2% 83.9%
2004 96.1% 82.6%
2003 95.9% 82.1%
2002 95.8% 81.6%
2001 95.6% 80.9%
2000 95.4% 80.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 97.7% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 96.7%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 89.3%.

More for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

All statistics for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 2018 for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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