Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Water Use Efficiency was 26.42 USD/m3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 26.42 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 233.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Jamaica peaked at 26.42 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.55 USD/m3, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 78th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | USD/m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.93 USD/m3 | — |
| 2001 | 13.16 USD/m3 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.48 USD/m3 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 14.08 USD/m3 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.28 USD/m3 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.51 USD/m3 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.55 USD/m3 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 12.65 USD/m3 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 11.68 USD/m3 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 10.46 USD/m3 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 9.47 USD/m3 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 9.04 USD/m3 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.42 USD/m3 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 7.93 USD/m3 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 7.55 USD/m3 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 14.19 USD/m3 | +87.9% |
| 2016 | 8.69 USD/m3 | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 10.22 USD/m3 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 12.76 USD/m3 | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 16.41 USD/m3 | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 20.94 USD/m3 | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 24.63 USD/m3 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 25.61 USD/m3 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26.42 USD/m3 | +3.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 26.42 USD/m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.91 USD/m3, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 26.42 USD/m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.57 USD/m3, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +87.9% | 7.55 USD/m3 | 14.19 USD/m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.08 USD/m3 | 10.46 USD/m3 | 14.51 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.47 USD/m3 | 7.55 USD/m3 | 16.41 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 USD/m3 | 20.94 USD/m3 | 26.42 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Jamaica?
- Water use efficiency in Jamaica was 26.42 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.42 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 USD/m3 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for water use efficiency?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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