Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cuba is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cuba peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.7% | — |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 97.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 97.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 94.7% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.1% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 135 Jersey 98.0% compare
- 136 Cape Verde 98.0% compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
- 140 Seychelles 97.7% compare
- 141 South Africa 97.6% compare
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cuba?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Cuba was 97.8% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.