People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba
Cuba: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 191,010 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 191,010 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba peaked at 727,757 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 191,010 people, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 88th 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 727,757 people | — |
| 2001 | 705,512 people | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 683,186 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 661,475 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 640,258 people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 618,689 people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 596,672 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 574,285 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 551,721 people | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 529,138 people | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 506,594 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 484,167 people | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 461,681 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 439,304 people | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 416,781 people | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 394,384 people | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 372,099 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 349,547 people | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 326,945 people | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 304,315 people | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 281,718 people | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 258,588 people | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 235,522 people | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 213,166 people | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 191,010 people | -10.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 191,010 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 191,010 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 13.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 628,869 people | 529,138 people | 727,757 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,582 people | 304,315 people | 506,594 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,001 people | 191,010 people | 281,718 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba was 191,010 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 727,757 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,010 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cuba ranks 88th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. 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 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.