Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands peaked at 4.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2001.
Cayman Islands ranks 67th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for Cayman Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.4059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0044 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 0.0255 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cayman Islands was 4.5% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cayman Islands ranks 67th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.