People not using improved drinking water sources in Jordan
Jordan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 68,665 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Jordan stood at 68,665 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Jordan peaked at 79,004 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68,665 people, in 2024.
That places Jordan 99th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,450 people | — |
| 2001 | 76,419 people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 76,394 people | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 76,416 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76,553 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75,360 people | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 76,708 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 77,846 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 76,186 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 74,457 people | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 72,808 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 71,474 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 69,458 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 70,142 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 74,010 people | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 77,837 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 79,004 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 78,186 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 77,292 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 76,187 people | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 74,905 people | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 73,613 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 72,186 people | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 70,659 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 68,665 people | -2.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 68,665 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 68,665 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,279 people | 74,457 people | 77,846 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,640 people | 69,458 people | 79,004 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,006 people | 68,665 people | 74,905 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % 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 Jordan?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Jordan was 68,665 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 79,004 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,665 people in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Jordan ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 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.