People using improved drinking water sources in Jersey
Jersey: People using improved drinking water sources was 2,025 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 2,025 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Jersey peaked at 2,279 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,015 people, in 2021.
Jersey ranks 139th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Jersey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,190 people | — |
| 2008 | 2,213 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,235 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,258 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,279 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,263 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,244 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,225 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,201 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,174 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,145 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,114 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,083 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,050 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,015 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,018 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,022 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,025 people | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,213 people | 2,190 people | 2,235 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,199 people | 2,083 people | 2,279 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,026 people | 2,015 people | 2,050 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 136 Suriname 2,399 people compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 138 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
- 140 Barbados 1,604 people compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,530 people compare
- 142 Martinique 1,359 people compare
More environment data for Jersey
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Jersey?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Jersey was 2,025 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,279 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 people in 2021.
- How does Jersey rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Jersey ranks 139th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.