Share using safely managed drinking water in Jersey
Jersey: Share using safely managed drinking water was 92.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water in Jersey, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 92.8% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Jersey peaked at 92.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2007.
That places Jersey 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.5% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.7% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 62 Guam 94.0% compare
- 63 Belarus 93.1% compare
- 64 Niue 93.0% compare
- 67 French Guiana 92.2% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 91.5% compare
More environment data for Jersey
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 6.98 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Share of the population using improved water sources 98.0% (2024)
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 98.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Jersey?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Jersey was 92.8% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2007.
- How does Jersey rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Jersey ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jersey 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 using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.