Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 99 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 2024
All-time low
62.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 87.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 87.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.3%, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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