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.
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
- 90 Egypt 7,621 people compare
- 91 Micronesia (country) 7,588 people compare
- 93 Libya 6,878 people compare
- 94 Guyana 6,607 people compare
- 95 Mauritania 5,968 people compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (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.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.