Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 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
Jamaica recorded 87.8% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 62.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.1% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More population data for Jamaica
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.8% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica was 87.8% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Jamaica ranks 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.