Share of people practicing open defecation in Cuba
Cuba: Share of people practicing open defecation was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of people practicing open defecation 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
Cuba recorded 0.2% for share of people practicing open defecation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Cuba peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
That places Cuba 105th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 102 Tunisia 0.2% compare
- 103 Croatia 0.2% compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 106 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 107 Samoa 0.2% compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
More population data for Cuba
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 130 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Cuba?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Cuba was 0.2% 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 people practicing open defecation recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Cuba ranks 105th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.