People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba
Cuba: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.9953 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.9953 people per square kilometre for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba peaked at 3.57 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9953 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Cuba ranks 97th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.57 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.44 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.34 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.22 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.11 people per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.88 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.76 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.65 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.53 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 2.29 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.18 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.12 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.01 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 people per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.79 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.68 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.57 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.45 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.34 people per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 people per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9953 people per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.9953 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.9953 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2 people per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.05 people per square kilometre | 2.53 people per square kilometre | 3.57 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 people per square kilometre | 1.45 people per square kilometre | 2.42 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 people per square kilometre | 0.9953 people per square kilometre | 1.34 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 94 Namibia 1.16 people per square kilometre compare
- 95 Colombia 1.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 96 Brazil 1.03 people per square kilometre compare
- 98 Montenegro 0.9035 people per square kilometre compare
- 99 Lithuania 0.7934 people per square kilometre compare
- 100 Croatia 0.7113 people per square kilometre compare
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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Cuba was 0.9953 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.57 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9953 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.