People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 22.8 people per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 22.8 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 75.89 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.8 people per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.89 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 72.17 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 68.4 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 64.62 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 60.81 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 56.98 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 53.16 people per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 49.35 people per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 45.58 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 41.84 people per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 38.13 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 34.44 people per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8 people per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 27.21 people per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 23.66 people per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 23.47 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.26 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.04 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 22.8 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 22.8 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 22.8 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.88 people per square kilometre | 41.84 people per square kilometre | 75.89 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.42 people per square kilometre | 22.8 people per square kilometre | 38.13 people per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 29 Lesotho 26.41 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Yemen 25.26 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Mozambique 24.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 33 Guinea 22.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cameroon 21.47 people per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nauru 21.29 people per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 22.8 people per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 75.89 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 people per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 32nd out of 214 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.