Saint Kitts and Nevis
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 260 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 23% agriculture, 42% forest and 35% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 47,657 people (2022)
- Population density: 205 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 34% lives in urban areas and 77% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 1,293,595,539 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 27,144 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 64% from services and 21% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Saint Kitts And Nevis
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Kitts And Nevis, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Kitts And Nevis, by service level and location
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Kitts And Nevis, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Kitts And Nevis, by service level and location
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Saint Kitts And Nevis, by service level and location
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Saint Kitts And Nevis (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Saint Kitts And Nevis, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Saint Kitts And Nevis (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Saint Kitts And Nevis, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,427 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 434 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 297 m3 per capita (2012)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Saint Kitts And Nevis, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saint Kitts And Nevis, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saint Kitts And Nevis, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Saint Kitts And Nevis, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Saint Kitts And Nevis, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)