Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jordan
Jordan: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
44th
of 99 countries
All-time high
51.0%
in 2024
All-time low
30.3%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 51.0% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Jordan peaked at 51.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2004.
Jordan ranks 44th of 99 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 safely managed sanitation services in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 51.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 51.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.0%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 35.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 51.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Jordan?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Jordan was 51.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2004.
- How does Jordan rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Jordan ranks 44th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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