AGUACYCLE
Latin America & Caribbean

Cuba

Capital: Havana · Upper middle income · Pop. 11.0 million

Safely managed drinking water
45.88%
Safely managed sanitation
3,447
m³ freshwater / person / yr
18%
Water stress · Low-medium

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)

Sanitation tracks closely: 45.88% use safely managed sanitation services and 94.77% have at least a basic service (2024).

Cuba has about 3,447 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 18% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 65% of Cuba's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in Cuba have safe drinking water?

Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for Cuba; basic-service estimates may exist.

Does Cuba have enough freshwater?

Cuba has roughly 3,447 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 18% of it annually (low-medium stress).

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean