Drinking water services in rural areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drinking water services in rural areas was 15,347 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
The most recent figure for drinking water services in rural areas in Jamaica is 15,347 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Jamaica peaked at 81,050 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15,347 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 178 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 | 69,327 people | 57,342 people | 81,050 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,070 people | 29,288 people | 54,615 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,900 people | 15,347 people | 26,484 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 rural areas in Jamaica?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Jamaica was 15,347 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 in rural areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 81,050 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,347 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. 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 in rural areas. 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.