Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Jersey
Jersey: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Jersey, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 98.0% for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Jersey peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2007.
That places Jersey 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 132 Egypt 98.1% compare
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- 136 Cape Verde 98.0% compare
- 137 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
- 138 Cuba 97.8% compare
More environment data for Jersey
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 6.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- People using at least a basic drinking water source 101,821 people (2024)
- People not using improved drinking water sources 2,025 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Jersey?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Jersey was 98.0% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2007.
- How does Jersey rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Jersey ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jersey 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.