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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 189,523 people | — |
| 2001 | 181,119 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 172,719 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 164,565 people | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 156,609 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 148,572 people | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 140,435 people | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 132,221 people | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 123,980 people | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 115,752 people | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 107,549 people | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 99,387 people | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 91,230 people | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 83,138 people | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 75,039 people | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 66,978 people | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 58,952 people | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 50,900 people | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 42,865 people | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 34,861 people | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 26,902 people | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 18,958 people | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 18,808 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18,691 people | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 18,569 people | -0.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 18,569 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 18,569 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 6.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -29.5% | 26,902 people | 18,958 people |
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 |
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 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.