Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 88 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica stood at 88 %. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica peaked at 94 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 88 %, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 148th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2 % | 92 % | 94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7 % | 89 % | 92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4 % | 88 % | 89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 54.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 229 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.29 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 68.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.56 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 125 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica was 88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 94 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 % in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Jamaica ranks 148th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.