People using improved drinking water sources in Jordan
Jordan: People using improved drinking water sources was 61,732 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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 61,732 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Jordan peaked at 73,896 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61,732 people, in 2024.
That places Jordan 95th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73,381 people | — |
| 2001 | 73,286 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73,195 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73,145 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73,202 people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71,909 people | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 73,009 people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73,896 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 72,121 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 70,285 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 68,527 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 67,068 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 64,972 people | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 65,400 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68,777 people | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 72,150 people | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 73,036 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72,077 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 71,042 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 69,806 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 68,404 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 66,987 people | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 65,441 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 63,800 people | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 61,732 people | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72,743 people | 70,285 people | 73,896 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,286 people | 64,972 people | 73,036 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,273 people | 61,732 people | 68,404 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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0272 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Jordan?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Jordan was 61,732 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 73,896 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,732 people in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Jordan ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.