People using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba
Cuba: People using at least basic sanitation services was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba is 94.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 103rd out of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 81.3% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.2% | 94.8% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 61,095 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 63,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 60,779 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 64,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 62,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 64,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 62,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 62,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 58,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 58,946 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Cuba was 94.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Cuba ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.