Sanitation facilities usage in Aruba
Aruba: Sanitation facilities usage was 926.96 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Aruba, 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
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Aruba is 926.96 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Aruba peaked at 1,089 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 924.52 people, in 2022.
That places Aruba 111th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,085 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,089 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,087 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,083 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,078 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,074 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,071 people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,069 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,066 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,063 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,058 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,050 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,042 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,033 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,024 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,015 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,005 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 994.63 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 983.57 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 971.76 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 956.88 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 940.45 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 924.52 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 925.87 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 926.96 people | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 926.96 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,077 people | 1,063 people | 1,089 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 people | 971.76 people | 1,058 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 934.94 people | 924.52 people | 956.88 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Aruba?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Aruba was 926.96 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,089 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 924.52 people in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Aruba ranks 111th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.