St. Kitts and Nevis's annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) was 50.83% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged since 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 50.83% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 50.83% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 50.83% | 2012 |
| Highest | 50.83% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 50.83% | 2012 |
| Average since 2013 | 50.83% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 50.83% | 2012 |
What the numbers say
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 30th highest value of the 175 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2022 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 27th of 175: 59.68%
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 28th of 175: 54.97%
- Moldova — 29th of 175: 52.22%
- South Africa — 31st of 175: 47.12%
- Korea, Rep. — 32nd of 175: 45.02%
- Armenia — 33rd of 175: 44.79%
What this measures
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Limitations: A common perception is that most of the available freshwater resources are visible (on the surfaces of lakes, reservoirs and rivers). However, this visible water represents only a tiny fraction of global freshwater resources, as most of it is stored in aquifers, with the largest stocks stored in solid form in the Antarctic and in Greenland's ice cap. The data on freshwater resources are based on estimates of runoff into rivers and recharge of groundwater. These estimates are based on different sources and refer to different years, so cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.83 |
| 2021 | 50.83 |
| 2020 | 50.83 |
| 2019 | 50.83 |
| 2018 | 50.83 |
| 2017 | 50.83 |
| 2016 | 50.83 |
| 2015 | 50.83 |
| 2014 | 50.83 |
| 2013 | 50.83 |
| 2012 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 8.46% (2022)
- Argentina — 12.91% (2022)
- Barbados — 87.5% (2022)
- Belize — 0.66% (2022)
- Bolivia — 0.12% (2022)
- Brazil — 1.2% (2022)
- Chile — 4% (2022)
- Colombia — 1.13% (2022)
- Costa Rica — 3.05% (2022)
More environment data for St. Kitts and Nevis
- Rural population — 31,954 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 68.1% (2025)
- Urban population — 14,968 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 31.9% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 4 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 675 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 679 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.02% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.5% (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is St. Kitts and Nevis's annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)?
- 50.83% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2012?
- It is unchanged since 2012. The highest value was 50.83% in 2012 and the lowest 50.83% in 2012.
- How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?
- 30th highest of 175 economies with data for 2022.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529 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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