People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba
Aruba: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 101,555 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba stood at 101,555 people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba peaked at 101,555 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84,530 people, in 2000.
Aruba ranks 195th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89,967 people | 84,530 people | 95,424 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,166 people | 96,599 people | 101,555 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 192 Tonga 102,986 people compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102,542 people compare
- 194 Jersey 101,821 people compare
- 196 Micronesia (country) 99,694 people compare
- 197 Antigua and Barbuda 92,762 people compare
- 198 United States Virgin Islands 84,451 people compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0228 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.017 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba was 101,555 people in 2016, 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 101,555 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,530 people in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Aruba ranks 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.