Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba
Cuba: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
Cuba recorded 2.2% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba peaked at 5.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 94th of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 91 South Africa 2.4% compare
- 92 Seychelles 2.3% compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 2.1% compare
- 96 Cape Verde 2.0% compare
- 97 Jersey 1.9% compare
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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Cuba was 2.2% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Cuba ranks 94th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 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.