Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Access to basic sanitation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018 — 89.7%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 205. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 23 pp.

2018 89.7% +0 pp vs 2017
World rank 109of 205
Period maximum 89.7%2018
Period minimum 66.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2018 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–20186070809020002002200420062008201020122014201620182000: 66.7%2001: 68.3%2002: 69.9%2003: 71.5%2004: 73.1%2005: 74.7%2006: 76.3%2007: 77.9%2008: 79.5%2009: 81.2%2010: 82.9%2011: 84.5%2012: 86.2%2013: 87.9%2014: 89.6%2015: 89.6%2016: 89.6%2017: 89.7%2018: 89.7%
Change over the period: +23 pp Annual average: 1.28 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.7%
World 76%
Caribbean computed 74.3%
Access to basic sanitation — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 89.7 +0 pp
2017 89.7 +0 pp
2016 89.6 +0 pp
2015 89.6 +0 pp
2014 89.6 +1.7 pp
2013 87.9 +1.7 pp
2012 86.2 +1.7 pp
2011 84.5 +1.7 pp
2010 82.9 +1.7 pp
2009 81.2 +1.6 pp
2008 79.5 +1.6 pp
2007 77.9 +1.6 pp
2006 76.3 +1.6 pp
2005 74.7 +1.6 pp
2004 73.1 +1.6 pp
2003 71.5 +1.6 pp
2002 69.9 +1.6 pp
2001 68.3 +1.6 pp
2000 66.7

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.