Sanitation facilities usage in Grenada

Grenada: Sanitation facilities usage was 4,088 people in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
4,088 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
95th
of 232 countries
All-time high
4,088 people
in 2017
All-time low
2,013 people
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Sanitation facilities usage in Grenada, 2000–2017

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2000200820172000: 2.0k people2001: 2.2k people2002: 2.3k people2003: 2.5k people2004: 2.6k people2005: 2.8k people2006: 2.9k people2007: 3.1k people2008: 3.2k people2009: 3.4k people2010: 3.5k people2011: 3.7k people2012: 3.8k people2013: 4.0k people2014: 4.0k people2015: 4.1k people2016: 4.1k people2017: 4.1k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Grenada is 4,088 people, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Grenada peaked at 4,088 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,013 people, in 2000.

Grenada ranks 95th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,687 people 2,013 people 3,369 people 10
2010s 3,917 people 3,522 people 4,088 people 8

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 92 Palestine 7,007 people compare
  2. 93 Jordan 6,153 people compare
  3. 94 Eswatini 4,464 people compare
  4. 96 Moldova 3,994 people compare
  5. 97 Serbia 3,908 people compare
  6. 98 Dominica 3,816 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Grenada?
Sanitation facilities usage in Grenada was 4,088 people 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 4,088 people in 2017.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 2,013 people in 2000.
How does Grenada rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Grenada ranks 95th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.