Sanitation facilities usage in Cuba
Cuba: Sanitation facilities usage was 18,569 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage 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 18,569 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Cuba peaked at 189,523 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18,569 people, in 2024.
That places Cuba 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152,550 people | 115,752 people | 189,523 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,090 people | 34,861 people | 107,549 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,386 people | 18,569 people | 26,902 people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Cuba
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6529 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1375 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5937 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Cuba?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Cuba was 18,569 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 189,523 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,569 people in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Cuba ranks 81st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.