People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Caribbean Small States, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Caribbean Small States is 96.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Caribbean Small States peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2005.
That places Caribbean Small States 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.2% | — |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 91.2% | 92.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.1% | 96.6% | 5 |
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Caribbean Small States?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Caribbean Small States was 96.6% 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, rural recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2005.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.