Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Aruba
Aruba: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population 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 98.8% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba peaked at 98.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2000.
That places Aruba 104th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 98.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 101 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
- 102 Anguilla 99.1% compare
- 103 Palau 99.0% compare
- 105 Cook Islands 98.8% compare
- 106 El Salvador 98.8% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 98.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 35,807 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 33,176 current US$ per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8597 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 64,094 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 46,310 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Aruba was 98.8% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Aruba ranks 104th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.