Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba
Aruba: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 1.2% for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
Aruba ranks 129th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 126 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.2% compare
- 127 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 128 Cook Islands 1.2% compare
- 130 Palau 1.0% compare
- 131 Anguilla 0.9% compare
- 132 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.3% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1.5 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.4% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 10 Cases (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba was 1.2% 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 Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Aruba ranks 129th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba 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.