People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 721.76 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 721.76 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1,527 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 706.05 people, in 2020.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,421 people | 1,299 people | 1,527 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,034 people | 770.16 people | 1,265 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 714.21 people | 706.05 people | 721.76 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4269 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0125 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 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0443 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Antigua and Barbuda was 721.76 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,527 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 706.05 people in 2020.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.