Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba
Aruba: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 96.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 96.7% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba peaked at 96.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2000.
That places Aruba 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 96.7% | 7 |
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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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba was 96.7% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Aruba ranks 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.