Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0042 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0042 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0042 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 people per person, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 49th of 182 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0035 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0035 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.004 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.004 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 people per person | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0042 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 33.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0042 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 people per person, 3.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0036 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0037 people per person | 0.004 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0042 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 urban areas, per capita in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0042 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 people per person in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
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
- 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.