Drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba

Cuba: Drinking water services in rural areas was 25,750 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25,750 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 178 countries
All-time high
66,748 people
in 2000
All-time low
25,750 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201220242000: 66.7k people2001: 64.5k people2002: 62.3k people2003: 60.3k people2004: 58.5k people2005: 56.6k people2006: 54.7k people2007: 52.7k people2008: 50.8k people2009: 48.9k people2010: 46.9k people2011: 45.0k people2012: 43.1k people2013: 41.3k people2014: 39.5k people2015: 37.7k people2016: 35.9k people2017: 34.0k people2018: 32.2k people2019: 30.3k people2020: 28.4k people2021: 26.5k people2022: 26.2k people2023: 26.0k people2024: 25.8k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba is 25,750 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba peaked at 66,748 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,750 people, in 2024.

That places Cuba 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57,602 people 48,859 people 66,748 people 10
2010s 38,584 people 30,301 people 46,936 people 10
2020s 26,586 people 25,750 people 28,436 people 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 72 Gabon 42,046 people compare
  2. 73 Ukraine 33,192 people compare
  3. 74 Solomon Islands 30,199 people compare
  4. 76 Guinea-Bissau 18,100 people compare
  5. 77 Croatia 18,033 people compare
  6. 78 Fiji 15,768 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba?
Drinking water services in rural areas in Cuba was 25,750 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 in rural areas recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 66,748 people in 2000.
What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 25,750 people in 2024.
How does Cuba rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
Cuba ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.