Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 87.8% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 14th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 62.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.1% | 87.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0303 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0828 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8368 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0136 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.2734 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica was 87.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Jamaica ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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