Drinking water services in Jordan
Jordan: Drinking water services was 6,933 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Jordan stood at 6,933 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Jordan peaked at 6,933 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,069 people, in 2000.
That places Jordan 92nd out of 231 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 services in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,069 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,132 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3,199 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,271 people | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,351 people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3,451 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,699 people | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3,950 people | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4,064 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 4,172 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4,281 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,406 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4,486 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4,742 people | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 5,233 people | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 5,687 people | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 5,967 people | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6,109 people | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6,250 people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,380 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,501 people | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,627 people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6,745 people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6,860 people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 6,933 people | +1.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 6,933 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 6,933 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,997 people, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,536 people | 3,069 people | 4,172 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,354 people | 4,281 people | 6,380 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,733 people | 6,501 people | 6,933 people | 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 services in Jordan?
- Drinking water services in Jordan was 6,933 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,933 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,069 people in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for drinking water services?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.