People not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba
Aruba: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 1,254 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba, 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba stood at 1,254 people.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba peaked at 1,799 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,250 people, in 2022.
Aruba ranks 159th of 232 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 | 1,733 people | 1,656 people | 1,799 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,507 people | 1,369 people | 1,635 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,275 people | 1,250 people | 1,330 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Aruba
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.3% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1.5 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.4% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 10 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba was 1,254 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,799 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,250 people in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Aruba ranks 159th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.