Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0017 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.0017 people per person for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.0171 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 people per person, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 101st of 214 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, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0171 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0163 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0155 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.011 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 people per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 people per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 people per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 people per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 people per person | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 people per person | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 people per person | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 people per person | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.0017 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.0017 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage, 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 | -29.2% | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0017 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0136 people per person | 0.0102 people per person | 0.0171 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0095 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 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, per capita in Cuba?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Cuba was 0.0017 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 people per person in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.