Share using safely managed drinking water in Jordan
Jordan: Share using safely managed drinking water was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 89.0% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in Jordan peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2005.
That places Jordan 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2% | 55.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 63.8% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.6% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Jordan?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Jordan was 89.0% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Jordan ranks 75th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.