Drinking water service usage in Jordan
Jordan: Drinking water service usage was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Jordan stood at 89.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Jordan peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2005.
That places Jordan 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water service usage in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +2.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 89.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 55.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 63.8% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.6% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Jordan?
- Drinking water service usage in Jordan was 89.0% 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 drinking water service usage recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for drinking water service usage?
- Jordan ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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 Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.