People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 86.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2018
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 86.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 86.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 85th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 60.0% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 78.2% | 86.1% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 86.1% in 2018, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.