Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jordan
Jordan: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 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
Jordan recorded 99.4% for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jordan peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.
That places Jordan 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 65 Cook Islands 99.5% compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 99.5% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 99.5% compare
- 69 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.2% compare
- 71 Honduras 99.2% compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7562 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0302 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0233 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jordan?
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas in Jordan was 99.4% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?
- Jordan ranks 68th 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 Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 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.