People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0129 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0129 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0282 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 people per person, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 122nd out of 214 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0282 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0275 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0268 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0241 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0221 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0215 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0202 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0196 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0177 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.017 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0164 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.014 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0134 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0129 people per person | -4.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0129 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 49% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0129 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0251 people per person | 0.0221 people per person | 0.0282 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0186 people per person | 0.0158 people per person | 0.0215 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 people per person | 0.0129 people per person | 0.0152 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 119 Canada 0.0136 people per person compare
- 120 Croatia 0.0135 people per person compare
- 121 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0129 people per person compare
- 123 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0122 people per person compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.012 people per person compare
- 125 Aruba 0.0116 people per person compare
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, per capita in Jamaica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0129 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0282 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 people per person in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.