People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 8,892 people in 2018. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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
In 2018, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 8,892 people. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 29,595 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,892 people, in 2018.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 136th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29,595 people | — |
| 2001 | 28,148 people | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 26,678 people | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 25,203 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 23,715 people | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 22,222 people | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 20,732 people | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 19,248 people | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 17,776 people | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 16,317 people | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 14,870 people | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 13,432 people | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 12,012 people | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 10,612 people | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 9,229 people | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 9,151 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,071 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8,984 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,892 people | -1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 8,892 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 8,892 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,963 people | 16,317 people | 29,595 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,695 people | 8,892 people | 14,870 people | 9 |
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More reference data data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 8,892 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 29,595 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,892 people in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 136th out of 232 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.