Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 84.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 84.1% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jamaica peaked at 88.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.9% | 87.3% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.2% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.1% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jamaica?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jamaica was 84.1% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Jamaica ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.