Share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada
Grenada: Share of people practicing open defecation was 3.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 3.5% for share of people practicing open defecation in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada peaked at 3.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Grenada ranks 56th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 13.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More population data for Grenada
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5624 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7973 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,697 people (2100)
- Population density 217.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9184 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3827 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Grenada was 3.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Grenada ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.