People not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey
Jersey: People not using improved drinking water sources was 2,025 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey is 2,025 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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 144th 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 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)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 98.0% (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2,279 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 people in 2021.
- How does Jersey rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Jersey ranks 144th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.