People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 0.9894 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.9894 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.9894 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2507 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 120th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Jordan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2507 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2639 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2819 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3009 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3212 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3359 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3634 people per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3924 people per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4092 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4423 people per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4636 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4813 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5194 people per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5857 people per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6564 people per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7099 people per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7484 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7881 people per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8274 people per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8665 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9073 people per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9481 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9894 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.9894 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.9894 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3808 people per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3343 people per square kilometre | 0.2507 people per square kilometre | 0.4238 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6223 people per square kilometre | 0.4423 people per square kilometre | 0.8274 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9278 people per square kilometre | 0.8665 people per square kilometre | 0.9894 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 117 Belize 1.32 people per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.22 people per square kilometre compare
- 119 Tunisia 0.9935 people per square kilometre compare
- 121 Lithuania 0.9867 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Costa Rica 0.9778 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.9574 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Jordan?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.9894 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9894 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2507 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.