People using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People using improved drinking water sources was 806.66 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda is 806.66 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1,744 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 790.33 people, in 2020.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,744 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,719 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,691 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,659 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,624 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,588 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,552 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,516 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,479 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,440 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,397 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,350 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,297 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,241 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,182 people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,121 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1,057 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 992.28 people | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 925.8 people | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 858.27 people | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 790.33 people | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 794.52 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 798.66 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 802.72 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 806.66 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,601 people | 1,440 people | 1,744 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,142 people | 858.27 people | 1,397 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 798.58 people | 790.33 people | 806.66 people | 5 |
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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)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.1904 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0154 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Antigua and Barbuda was 806.66 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,744 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 790.33 people in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.