Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey
Jersey: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking 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
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey is 1.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey peaked at 2.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2021.
Jersey ranks 97th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
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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 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)
- 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)
- People using at least a basic drinking water source 101,821 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Jersey was 1.9% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- How does Jersey rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Jersey ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.