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shortage.life · session_log · 2026-05-17 14:32 UTCPID 47023 · ttyS0 · uptime 312d

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shortage.life

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$ shortage country get KNA
> stress_index: 0.47 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲

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$_TICKER

BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%

~/countries/KNA·region: Caribbean·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/KNA

Saint Kitts and Nevis / KNA

ISO KNAKN│capital: Basseterre│region: Caribbean│population: 0.05M

WATCH

STRESS INDEX · v3.20.47

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.47

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$1.1 bn

GDP PER CAPITA$23,000

AREA261 km²

POPULATION0.05M

INFLATION · 20262.9%

INFLATION FORECAST · 20272.6%

CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y2%

PUBLIC DEBT / GDP55%

UNEMPLOYMENT8%

ELECTRICITY ACCESS100%

electricity generation mix · %

Fossil95 95.0%
Nuclear0 0.0%
Renewables5 5.0%

inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d

OIL CONSUMPTION0.002 mb/d

GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm

GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm

POSTUREnet importer

IMPORT DEPENDENCY97%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY0%

POSTUREnet importer

key commodities:

oilwheat

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER18days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Saint Kitts and Nevis, the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, imports nearly all of its energy and food, running a diesel-fired grid for a tourism economy. It is developing geothermal potential on Nevis. Hurricanes are a recurrent threat.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

▸Near-total energy-import dependence
▸Diesel-fired island grid
▸Hurricane exposure on a tiny territory
▸Negligible agriculture and total food import

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESShigh

DROUGHTmoderate

Saint Kitts and Nevis faces dry-season water stress with limited storage.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS

No major lake or reservoir

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded

2026-03-12ECONIran-war fuel price shock hits Caribbean importersCARICOM Energy Unit

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// CARIBBEAN-FUEL-2026

Caribbean import-fuel crisis.

prob 0.48

severity 3.5 / 5 · revision 2026-05-10elevated · 14 Caribbean economies · diesel + jet fuel + power

open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPE	RESERVE	DAYS COVER	STATUS
Oil · commercial inventoriesNearly all fuel is imported; geothermal development on Nevis aims to reduce that reliance.	limited	18days	WATCH
Food · commercial stocksNegligible agriculture leaves the islands dependent on imported staples.	minimal	20days	WATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS12

YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +10%

RANK · WORLD#188

TourismServices

$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/KNA | jq '.stress'
> 0.47

endpoint: /api/v1/countries/KNA·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=KNA)·license: CC-BY-4.0