Population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 93.9% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 93.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 93.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.7% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.5% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Jamaica was 93.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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