Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica
Jamaica: Water Use Efficiency was 26.42 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Jamaica, 2000β2023
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 74th of 169 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 12,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 6,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 325 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 342 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 507 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 35,817 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 26,721 t (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 74th out of 169 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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