Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan
Jordan: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 63rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.3% | — |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 97.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 97.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 60 Saint Lucia 98.2% compare
- 61 North Macedonia 98.1% compare
- 62 Ireland 98.0% compare
- 64 Portugal 97.8% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 97.6% compare
- 66 Bulgaria 97.5% compare
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Jordan was 97.8% 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 of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Jordan ranks 63rd 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 Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.