Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba
Aruba: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 5.14 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba is 5.14 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba peaked at 6.05 people per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.14 people per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Aruba 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.03 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 6.05 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.04 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.02 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.99 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.97 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.95 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.94 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.92 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.91 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.88 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.84 people per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.79 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.74 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.69 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.64 people per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.58 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.53 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.46 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.4 people per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.32 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.22 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.14 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.14 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 5.14 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5308 people per square kilometre, 9.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.98 people per square kilometre | 5.91 people per square kilometre | 6.05 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 people per square kilometre | 5.4 people per square kilometre | 5.88 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 people per square kilometre | 5.14 people per square kilometre | 5.32 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Tanzania 5.23 people per square kilometre compare
- 49 Nauru 5.2 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 Dominica 5.09 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 Indonesia 4.95 people per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sudan 4.81 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Aruba was 5.14 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 people per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 people per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Aruba ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.