People using improved sanitation facilities in Jordan

Jordan: People using improved sanitation facilities was 11.46 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.46 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
74th
of 232 countries
All-time high
11.46 million people
in 2024
All-time low
5.36 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Jordan, 2000–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2000201220242000: 5.4M people2001: 5.5M people2002: 5.6M people2003: 5.7M people2004: 5.9M people2005: 6.0M people2006: 6.4M people2007: 6.8M people2008: 7.0M people2009: 7.1M people2010: 7.3M people2011: 7.4M people2012: 7.5M people2013: 7.9M people2014: 8.7M people2015: 9.5M people2016: 9.9M people2017: 10.2M people2018: 10.4M people2019: 10.6M people2020: 10.8M people2021: 11.0M people2022: 11.2M people2023: 11.4M people2024: 11.5M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 11.46 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Jordan peaked at 11.46 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.36 million people, in 2000.

That places Jordan 74th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.12 million people 5.36 million people 7.10 million people 10
2010s 8.95 million people 7.26 million people 10.60 million people 10
2020s 11.15 million people 10.79 million people 11.46 million people 5

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  5. 76 United Arab Emirates 11.00 million people compare
  6. 77 Zimbabwe 10.93 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Jordan?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Jordan was 11.46 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 11.46 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.36 million people in 2000.
How does Jordan rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Jordan ranks 74th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.