Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba
Cuba: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba is 45.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 95th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 45.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 45.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 38.3% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.2% | 45.9% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Cuba was 45.9% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Cuba ranks 95th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.