People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey
Jersey: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 5,192 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey, 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey is 5,192 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey peaked at 5,192 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,392 people, in 2000.
Jersey ranks 142nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,590 people | 4,392 people | 4,807 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,024 people | 4,855 people | 5,143 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,175 people | 5,156 people | 5,192 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More reference data data for Jersey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (2025)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Jersey was 5,192 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 safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 5,192 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,392 people in 2000.
- How does Jersey rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Jersey ranks 142nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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 safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.