Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas was 90.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 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 90.1% for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jamaica peaked at 98.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 96.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 90.1% | 91.9% | 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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jamaica?
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jamaica was 90.1% 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 using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?
- Jamaica ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. 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.