People not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica
Jamaica: People not using improved drinking water sources was 55,275 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica stood at 55,275 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica peaked at 157,252 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,275 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 103rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 157,252 people | — |
| 2001 | 153,389 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 149,566 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 145,732 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 141,841 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 137,887 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 133,861 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 129,765 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 125,605 people | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 121,413 people | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 117,219 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 113,028 people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 108,802 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 104,519 people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 100,167 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 95,755 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 91,287 people | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 86,772 people | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 82,220 people | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 77,654 people | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 73,224 people | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 68,796 people | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 64,264 people | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 59,758 people | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 55,275 people | -7.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 55,275 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 55,275 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 13.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,631 people | 121,413 people | 157,252 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,742 people | 77,654 people | 117,219 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,263 people | 55,275 people | 73,224 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Jamaica was 55,275 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 157,252 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,275 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Jamaica ranks 103rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.