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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0303 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8368 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2734 Mt CO2e (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.