Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage was 16,325 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica stood at 16,325 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica peaked at 25,028 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,325 people, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 85th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,028 people | — |
| 2001 | 24,707 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 24,387 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 24,066 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 23,739 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 23,404 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 23,060 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 22,707 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 22,345 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 21,980 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 21,616 people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 21,255 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 20,895 people | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 20,529 people | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20,156 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 19,777 people | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 19,390 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 18,998 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18,600 people | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 18,202 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,837 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17,476 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 17,088 people | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16,705 people | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16,325 people | -2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16,325 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 4.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16,325 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,936 people, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,542 people | 21,980 people | 25,028 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,942 people | 18,202 people | 21,616 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,086 people | 16,325 people | 17,837 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 82 Algeria 18,107 people compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 17,953 people compare
- 84 Cape Verde 17,945 people compare
- 86 Vanuatu 16,271 people compare
- 87 Comoros 15,684 people compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 11,065 people compare
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 Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Jamaica was 16,325 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 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 25,028 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,325 people in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. 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.