Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0015 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0015 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0061 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 people per person, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 85th of 171 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 rural areas, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0061 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0059 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.003 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 people per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 people per person | -10.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0015 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0015 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 26% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0052 people per person | 0.0043 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 people per person | 0.0024 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 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 rural areas, per capita in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0015 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 people per person in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.