People using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey
Jersey: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 101,821 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 101,821 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey peaked at 101,821 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92,017 people, in 2007.
Jersey ranks 194th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92,964 people | 92,017 people | 93,910 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 98,279 people | 94,850 people | 100,773 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,468 people | 101,080 people | 101,821 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 191 Kiribati 106,361 people compare
- 192 Tonga 102,986 people compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102,542 people compare
- 195 Aruba 101,555 people compare
- 196 Micronesia (country) 99,694 people compare
- 197 Antigua and Barbuda 92,762 people compare
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey was 101,821 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 101,821 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,017 people in 2007.
- How does Jersey rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Jersey ranks 194th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.