People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba
Cuba: People without basic handwashing facilities was 725,028 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, 2008–2024
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 725,028 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba peaked at 1.94 million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 725,028 people, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 78th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.94 million people | — |
| 2009 | 1.94 million people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million people | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million people | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million people | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million people | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million people | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million people | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million people | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 871,526 people | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 737,203 people | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 732,246 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 728,687 people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 725,028 people | -0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 725,028 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 472,598 people, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 725,028 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297 people, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.94 million people | 1.94 million people | 1.94 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million people | 1.00 million people | 1.94 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,938 people | 725,028 people | 871,526 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 without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba was 725,028 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 without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million people in 2008.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 725,028 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Cuba ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. 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 without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.