Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.4472 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 0.4472 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4472 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 75th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.48 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.44 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.39 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.35 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.31 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.27 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.23 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.14 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.09 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.96 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9148 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8689 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8225 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7756 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7284 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6808 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6333 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5869 people per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5407 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4937 people per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4472 people per square kilometre | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 1.09 people per square kilometre | 1.48 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8438 people per square kilometre | 0.6333 people per square kilometre | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5171 people per square kilometre | 0.4472 people per square kilometre | 0.5869 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 72 Syria 0.6839 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.5737 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Peru 0.5003 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2957 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Malaysia 0.2738 people per square kilometre 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 rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.4472 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4472 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.