People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba
Cuba: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 80,619 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba stood at 80,619 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba peaked at 420,776 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80,619 people, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 89th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 420,776 people | — |
| 2001 | 404,442 people | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 388,230 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 373,184 people | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 359,166 people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 345,019 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 330,687 people | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 316,214 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 301,711 people | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 287,275 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 272,929 people | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 258,715 people | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 244,540 people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 230,788 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 217,071 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 203,444 people | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 189,912 people | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 176,210 people | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 162,469 people | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 148,721 people | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 135,007 people | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 121,081 people | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 107,262 people | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 93,849 people | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 80,619 people | -14.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 80,619 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 80,619 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,260 people, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 352,670 people | 287,275 people | 420,776 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,480 people | 148,721 people | 272,929 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,564 people | 80,619 people | 135,007 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Cuba was 80,619 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 420,776 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,619 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Cuba ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.