People using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: People using improved drinking water sources was 3,373 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands stood at 3,373 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands peaked at 3,373 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,582 people, in 2001.
Cayman Islands ranks 131st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,582 people | — |
| 2002 | 1,637 people | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,692 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,746 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,802 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,875 people | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,951 people | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,028 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,106 people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,185 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2,267 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 2,351 people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,436 people | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,521 people | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,606 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2,692 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,777 people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2,863 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,948 people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3,034 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3,123 people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3,216 people | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,309 people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,373 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,824 people | 1,582 people | 2,106 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,565 people | 2,185 people | 2,948 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,211 people | 3,034 people | 3,373 people | 5 |
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- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
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- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Pulp for paper — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Pulp for paper — Import quantity 1 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 1 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard — Import quantity 189 m3 (2024)
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- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 3 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands was 3,373 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,373 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,582 people in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cayman Islands ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.