Drinking water usage in urban areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 809.72 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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 usage in urban areas in Jamaica is 809.72 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Jamaica peaked at 4,942 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 809.72 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 69th of 188 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 usage in urban areas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,942 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,816 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 4,683 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4,544 people | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4,402 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,255 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4,103 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3,947 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 3,786 people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3,622 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3,455 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3,286 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3,115 people | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2,941 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 2,763 people | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 2,582 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 2,397 people | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2,209 people | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,017 people | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1,822 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 1,628 people | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 1,429 people | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 1,226 people | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 1,019 people | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 809.72 people | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,310 people | 3,622 people | 4,942 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,659 people | 1,822 people | 3,455 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,222 people | 809.72 people | 1,628 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 usage in urban areas in Jamaica?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Jamaica was 809.72 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4,942 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 809.72 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. 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 usage in urban 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.