Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0.7121 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica stood at 0.7121. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica peaked at 1.86 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7121, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.9361 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8007 | 0.7121 | 0.8904 | 5 |
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More population data for Jamaica
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 35,987 (2100)
- Population density 98.5 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1905 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,494 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1904 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.35 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Jamaica was 0.7121 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7121 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Jamaica ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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