Drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Drinking water services was 203.52 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 203.52 people for drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 203.52 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 160.84 people, in 2000.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 160.84 people | — |
| 2001 | 163.42 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 165.63 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 167.61 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 169.56 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 171.62 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 173.91 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 176.43 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 179.19 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 182.06 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 184.69 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 187.02 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 189.08 people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 190.87 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 192.43 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 193.87 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 195.13 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 196.25 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 197.27 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 198.25 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 199.31 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 200.42 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 201.5 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 202.53 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 203.52 people | +0.5% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 203.52 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171.03 people | 160.84 people | 182.06 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 192.49 people | 184.69 people | 198.25 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.46 people | 199.31 people | 203.52 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 547.64 people compare
- 113 Cyprus 515.74 people compare
- 114 Samoa 423.37 people compare
- 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
- 117 Montenegro 32.39 people compare
- 118 Cayman Islands 7.45 people compare
More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Drinking water services in Antigua and Barbuda was 203.52 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 203.52 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.84 people in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for drinking water services?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 115th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.