People not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba
Cuba: People not using improved drinking water sources was 239,315 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
Cuba recorded 239,315 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba peaked at 583,597 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 239,315 people, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 79th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 583,597 people | — |
| 2001 | 567,982 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 552,459 people | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 537,934 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 524,251 people | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 510,354 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 496,156 people | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 481,709 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 467,170 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 452,671 people | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 438,259 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 423,999 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 409,739 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 395,707 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 381,577 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 367,562 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 353,659 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 339,494 people | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 325,275 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 311,021 people | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 296,798 people | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 281,989 people | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 267,192 people | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 253,151 people | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 239,315 people | -5.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 239,315 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 3.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 239,315 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 57.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 517,428 people | 452,671 people | 583,597 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,629 people | 311,021 people | 438,259 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,689 people | 239,315 people | 296,798 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)
- 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba was 239,315 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 583,597 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,315 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.