People using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using improved drinking water sources was 39,118 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica is 39,118 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica peaked at 71,261 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39,118 people, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71,261 people | — |
| 2001 | 70,123 people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 68,992 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 67,855 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 66,694 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 65,506 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 64,285 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 63,031 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 61,748 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 60,448 people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 59,149 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 57,851 people | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 56,540 people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 55,204 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 53,834 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 52,432 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 50,999 people | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 49,537 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 48,048 people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 46,544 people | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 45,113 people | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 43,675 people | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 42,159 people | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 40,641 people | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 39,118 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,994 people | 60,448 people | 71,261 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,014 people | 46,544 people | 59,149 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,141 people | 39,118 people | 45,113 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 102 Timor-Leste 45,767 people compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 43,720 people compare
- 104 Bangladesh 41,463 people compare
- 106 Spain 36,077 people compare
- 107 Comoros 30,424 people compare
- 108 Sweden 25,372 people compare
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)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica was 39,118 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 71,261 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,118 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Jamaica ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.