Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 15.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 0.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2474 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5796 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1751 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3638 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -73.73 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 891.63 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Antigua and Barbuda was 0.4% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 151st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.