Share of the population using improved water sources in Aruba
Aruba: Share of the population using improved water sources was 96.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved water sources 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 the population using improved water sources in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Aruba peaked at 96.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2000.
That places Aruba 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.2% | — |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 96.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 96.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 96.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More environment data for Aruba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Aruba?
- Share of the population using improved water sources 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 the population using improved water sources recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Aruba ranks 154th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources 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 the population using improved water sources. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.