Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey
Jersey: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2007.
Jersey ranks 110th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 97.7% | — |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- 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 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jersey was 98.0% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2007.
- How does Jersey rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Jersey ranks 110th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.