Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 11,982 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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
Jamaica recorded 11,982 people for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jamaica peaked at 11,982 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,031 people, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,031 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,166 people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9,293 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9,419 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9,545 people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9,669 people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9,790 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9,909 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10,024 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 10,139 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10,256 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10,375 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10,498 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10,622 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10,746 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10,869 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,990 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 11,109 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11,227 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,343 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11,481 people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 11,620 people | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11,741 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11,862 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 11,982 people | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 11,982 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people, 76.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 11,982 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 678.67 people, 17.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,598 people | 9,031 people | 10,139 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,803 people | 10,256 people | 11,343 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,737 people | 11,481 people | 11,982 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jamaica was 11,982 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11,982 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,031 people in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Jamaica ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.