People using improved drinking water sources in Cuba
Cuba: People using improved drinking water sources was 212,184 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Cuba is 212,184 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Cuba peaked at 501,438 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 212,184 people, in 2024.
That places Cuba 72nd out of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 501,438 people | — |
| 2001 | 488,617 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 475,883 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 463,986 people | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 452,789 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 441,411 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 429,776 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 417,929 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 406,005 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 394,118 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 382,308 people | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 370,632 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 358,958 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 347,450 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 335,846 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 324,344 people | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 312,938 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 301,307 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 289,635 people | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 277,939 people | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 266,274 people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 254,086 people | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 239,570 people | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 225,768 people | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 212,184 people | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 447,195 people | 394,118 people | 501,438 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,136 people | 277,939 people | 382,308 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 239,576 people | 212,184 people | 266,274 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -49.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -18.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Cuba?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Cuba was 212,184 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 501,438 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,184 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Cuba ranks 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 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.