Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan
Jordan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate was 2.06 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan is 2.06 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan peaked at 12.13 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.06 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 32nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +44.9% |
| 2006 | 9.69 % change on previous year | +90.1% |
| 2007 | 9.14 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.8 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 7.46 % change on previous year | +108.2% |
| 2014 | 12.13 % change on previous year | +62.5% |
| 2015 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 6.09 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.06 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -13.59 % change on previous year. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.06 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -21.18 % change on previous year. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +108.2% | 3.58 % change on previous year | 7.46 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +90.1% | 5.1 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.21 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.86 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 12.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 29 Saudi Arabia 2.37 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Belize 2.3 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Eritrea 2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Algeria 2.06 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.95 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Madagascar 1.85 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Jordan was 2.06 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate?
- Jordan ranks 32nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.