Drinking water services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drinking water services was 16,157 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Jamaica stood at 16,157 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Jamaica peaked at 85,992 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,157 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 82nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85,992 people | — |
| 2001 | 83,266 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 80,573 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 77,877 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 75,146 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 72,382 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 69,576 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 66,734 people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 63,857 people | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 60,964 people | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 58,071 people | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 55,177 people | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 52,262 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 49,316 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 46,334 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 43,323 people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 40,288 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 37,235 people | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 34,172 people | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 31,110 people | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 28,111 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 25,121 people | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 22,106 people | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 19,117 people | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 16,157 people | -15.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16,157 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16,157 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 24.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,637 people | 60,964 people | 85,992 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,729 people | 31,110 people | 58,071 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,122 people | 16,157 people | 28,111 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % 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 services in Jamaica?
- Drinking water services in Jamaica was 16,157 people 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 services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 85,992 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,157 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for drinking water services?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.