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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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: 390 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 18% agriculture, 73% forest and 9% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 103,948 people (2022)
  • Population density: 284 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 57% lives in urban areas and 50% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 1,336,286,217 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 12,855 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 63% from services and 15% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    8 % of the renewable water resources in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    25 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    100 % of the water basins in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    0 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Vincent And The Grenadines in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, by service level and location

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, by service level and location

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, by service level and location

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,583 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 910 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 77 m3 per capita (2013)

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 Vincent And The Grenadines, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, 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 Vincent And The Grenadines, 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 Vincent And The Grenadines, 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 Vincent And The Grenadines, 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)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Saint Vincent And The Grenadines in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, progress over time, by sub-sector