Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba
Cuba: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0723 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba stood at 0.0723 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba peaked at 0.6372 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0723 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Cuba 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6372 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.6139 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5958 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5709 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5452 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5188 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4922 people per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.465 people per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4375 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.41 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3823 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3532 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3261 people per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3048 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2762 people per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2469 people per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2179 people per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1892 people per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1601 people per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1309 people per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1019 people per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0727 people per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0724 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0723 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0723 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 15.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0723 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5287 people per square kilometre | 0.41 people per square kilometre | 0.6372 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2587 people per square kilometre | 0.1309 people per square kilometre | 0.3823 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0798 people per square kilometre | 0.0723 people per square kilometre | 0.1019 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 73 Zambia 0.1025 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mauritania 0.0748 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0602 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0587 people per square kilometre 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Cuba was 0.0723 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6372 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0723 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.