People not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica
Jamaica: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 36,541 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica is 36,541 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica peaked at 73,575 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,541 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 116th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73,575 people | — |
| 2001 | 72,198 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 70,826 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 69,446 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 68,044 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 66,614 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 65,153 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 63,660 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 62,139 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 60,603 people | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 59,069 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 57,539 people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 56,001 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 54,443 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 52,859 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 51,250 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49,620 people | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 47,969 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 46,303 people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 44,631 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 43,040 people | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 41,455 people | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 39,806 people | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 38,170 people | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 36,541 people | -4.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 36,541 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 36,541 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,226 people | 60,603 people | 73,575 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,968 people | 44,631 people | 59,069 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,802 people | 36,541 people | 43,040 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica was 36,541 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73,575 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,541 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.