Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean
Caribbean: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 90 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean stood at 90 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean peaked at 90 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84 %, in 2000.
That places Caribbean 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8 % | 84 % | 87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3 % | 87 % | 89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8 % | 89 % | 90 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More environment data for Caribbean
- Cropland — Area 6,641 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.68 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 33,179 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 22,277 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 11,108 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 11,507 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 51.65 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,207 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,395 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean was 90 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 % in 2000.
- How does Caribbean rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Caribbean ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.