Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica is 73.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 65th out of 150 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 50.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 59.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More population data for Jamaica
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,494 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1905 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.8% (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica was 73.6% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.