People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 71,077 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Cayman Islands recorded 71,077 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cayman Islands peaked at 71,077 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,503 people, in 2001.
Cayman Islands ranks 201st of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,989 people | 39,503 people | 50,507 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 58,249 people | 51,908 people | 64,372 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,358 people | 65,644 people | 71,077 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Cayman Islands?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Cayman Islands was 71,077 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71,077 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,503 people in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Cayman Islands ranks 201st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 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.