People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 4,929 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 4,929 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,929 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,585 people, in 2001.
Cayman Islands ranks 144th of 232 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,585 people | — |
| 2002 | 1,639 people | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,694 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,749 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,804 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,934 people | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2,069 people | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2,208 people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2,352 people | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 2,502 people | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2,657 people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 2,817 people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2,982 people | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3,151 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3,323 people | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 3,499 people | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3,678 people | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3,859 people | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 4,043 people | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 4,230 people | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 4,426 people | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 4,629 people | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 4,835 people | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4,929 people | +1.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 4,929 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people, 11.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 4,929 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,893 people | 1,585 people | 2,352 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,251 people | 2,502 people | 4,043 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,610 people | 4,230 people | 4,929 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 90 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands was 4,929 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,929 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,585 people in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cayman Islands ranks 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.