People using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People using at least basic drinking water services was 97.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 97.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2001.
That places Caribbean Small States 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92.5% | — |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.0% | 92.5% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 95.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 5 |
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.8111 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1098 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4343 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Caribbean Small States was 97.7% 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 drinking water services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2001.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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 drinking water 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 water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.