People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan
Jordan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0079 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan stood at 0.0079 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.0079 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 people per person, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0041 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0042 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 people per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 people per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 people per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.005 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 people per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0079 people per person | +2.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0079 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0079 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0029 people per person, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0054 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0079 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Jordan was 0.0079 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 people per person in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Jordan ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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)
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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.