Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jordan
Jordan: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jordan is 99.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 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 Jordan peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 82nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 79 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
- 80 Saint Helena 99.3% compare
- 81 Portugal 99.3% compare
- 83 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
- 84 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 85 Trinidad and Tobago 99.3% compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jordan?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Jordan was 99.3% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Jordan ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.