People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 20.15 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands stood at 20.15 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands peaked at 20.15 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6 people per square kilometre, in 2001.
Cayman Islands ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.6 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 6.83 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.06 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.29 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.52 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 8.06 people per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.62 people per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 9.8 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 10.42 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.07 people per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 11.74 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 12.43 people per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 13.13 people per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 13.85 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 14.58 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 15.32 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.08 people per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 16.85 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.63 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 18.44 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 19.29 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 20.15 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 20.15 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 380.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 20.15 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 9.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.89 people per square kilometre | 6.6 people per square kilometre | 9.8 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.55 people per square kilometre | 10.42 people per square kilometre | 16.85 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.88 people per square kilometre | 17.63 people per square kilometre | 20.15 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 37 Marshall Islands 20.63 people per square kilometre compare
- 38 Eritrea 20.21 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 Senegal 20.19 people per square kilometre compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 18.28 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 Grenada 17.7 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Philippines 17.46 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Cayman Islands was 20.15 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.15 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Cayman Islands ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People 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 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.