Grenada's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 89.92% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.89 percentage points from 85.03% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 89.92% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 89.48% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 85.03% | 2007 |
| Highest | 89.92% | 2014 |
| Lowest | 78.72% | 2000 |
| Average since 2008 | 88.82% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 78.72% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Grenada's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2016 (from 89.92% to 89.92%).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2016), the average change was +0.7 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.93 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.43 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 89.92% | 2017 |
| World | 73.67% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 78.96% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 78.13% | 2024 |
What this measures
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
Limitations: In order to meet the criteria for a safely managed drinking water service, an improved water source should meet three criteria: it should be accessible on the premises (accessibility), water should be available when needed (availability), and the water supplied should be free from contamination (quality). Many countries lack data on one or more elements of safely managed drinking water. The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) provide national estimates only when data are available on drinking water quality and at least one of the other criteria (accessibility and availability).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 18 values
| Year | People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.92 |
| 2016 | 89.92 |
| 2015 | 89.92 |
| 2014 | 89.92 |
| 2013 | 89.78 |
| 2012 | 89.48 |
| 2011 | 88.71 |
| 2010 | 87.79 |
| 2009 | 86.86 |
| 2008 | 85.95 |
| 2007 |
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in nearby economies
- Brazil — 88.62% (2024)
- Chile — 97.82% (2024)
- Colombia — 74.34% (2024)
- Costa Rica — 80.5% (2024)
- Dominican Republic — 45.33% (2024)
- Ecuador — 69.89% (2024)
- Guatemala — 48.79% (2024)
- Guyana — 67.17% (2024)
- Honduras
More health data for Grenada
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.68% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.87% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 10,932 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 18.68% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 11,368 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 19.35% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 22,300 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 19.01% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.92% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Grenada's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)?
- 89.92% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 11.2 percentage points from 78.72% in 2000. The highest value was 89.92% in 2014 and the lowest 78.72% in 2000.
- Is the latest change in people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) unusual for Grenada?
- In 2017, Grenada's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2016 (from 89.92% to 89.92%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2016), the average change was +0.7 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, note: Aggregate data by groups are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitorin… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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