Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cuba
Cuba: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cuba is 91.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cuba peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 96th out of 178 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 | 81.5% | 79.4% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 83.9% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 88.5% | 91.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.28 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4188 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0173 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cuba?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Cuba was 91.9% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Cuba ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.