Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 1.1 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica stood at 1.1 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 1.1 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8339 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 29th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8339 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.8463 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8581 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8697 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8813 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8928 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.904 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9149 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9256 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9362 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.947 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.958 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9693 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9808 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9922 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.1 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 233.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.1 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0657 people per square kilometre, 16.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8863 people per square kilometre | 0.8339 people per square kilometre | 0.9362 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 people per square kilometre | 0.947 people per square kilometre | 1.05 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | 1.1 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 26 Angola 1.37 people per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 1.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uganda 1.18 people per square kilometre compare
- 30 Djibouti 1.06 people per square kilometre compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 1.02 people per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lesotho 0.9081 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 1.1 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8339 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 29th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 urban 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.