Share of the population using improved water sources in Jersey
Jersey: Share of the population using improved water sources was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved water sources 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 98.0% for share of the population using improved water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Jersey peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2007.
That places Jersey 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 97.7% | — |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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- 132 Egypt 98.1% compare
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More environment data for Jersey
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources in Jersey?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Jersey was 98.0% 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 of the population using improved water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2007.
- How does Jersey rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Jersey ranks 135th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 of the population using improved water sources. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.