Drinking water usage in urban areas in Jordan
Jordan: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 6,574 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas 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
Jordan recorded 6,574 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Jordan peaked at 6,574 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,602 people, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,602 people | — |
| 2001 | 2,656 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,713 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,775 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,843 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2,958 people | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3,212 people | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 3,470 people | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 3,610 people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3,743 people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3,877 people | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 4,024 people | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 4,129 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4,395 people | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 4,883 people | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 5,316 people | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 5,589 people | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 5,731 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,874 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 6,006 people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6,130 people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6,257 people | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 6,379 people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 6,496 people | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6,574 people | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,058 people | 2,602 people | 3,743 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,982 people | 3,877 people | 6,006 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,367 people | 6,130 people | 6,574 people | 5 |
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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 usage in urban areas in Jordan?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Jordan was 6,574 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,574 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,602 people in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Jordan ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.