Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.001 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.001 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0109 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.001 people per person, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 90th of 171 countries on this measure, 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 rural areas, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0109 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0103 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.005 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 people per person | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 people per person | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 people per person | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 people per person | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.001 people per person | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 0.001 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.001 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 people per person | -0.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.001 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.001 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 17% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita 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 | -29.8% | 0.0015 people per person | 0.001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.001 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 87 Palestine 0.0013 people per person compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0012 people per person compare
- 89 North Macedonia 0.0011 people per person compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0.0008 people per person compare
- 92 Samoa 0.0007 people per person compare
- 93 Tonga 0.0006 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cuba?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Cuba was 0.001 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 90th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.