Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jordan

Jordan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 5,144 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,144 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
67th
of 186 countries
All-time high
5,144 people
in 2024
All-time low
1,621 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jordan, 2000–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2000201220242000: 1.6k people2001: 1.7k people2002: 1.7k people2003: 1.8k people2004: 1.8k people2005: 1.9k people2006: 2.1k people2007: 2.3k people2008: 2.4k people2009: 2.6k people2010: 2.7k people2011: 2.8k people2012: 2.9k people2013: 3.1k people2014: 3.5k people2015: 3.8k people2016: 4.1k people2017: 4.2k people2018: 4.4k people2019: 4.5k people2020: 4.6k people2021: 4.8k people2022: 4.9k people2023: 5.0k people2024: 5.1k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 5,144 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jordan peaked at 5,144 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,621 people, in 2000.

Jordan ranks 67th of 186 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,004 people 1,621 people 2,556 people 10
2010s 3,599 people 2,673 people 4,500 people 10
2020s 4,899 people 4,633 people 5,144 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jordan?
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Jordan was 5,144 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 5,144 people in 2024.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,621 people in 2000.
How does Jordan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
Jordan ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.