Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jordan
Jordan: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0568 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jordan, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jordan stood at 0.0568 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jordan peaked at 0.0568 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0184 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Jordan 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0184 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.019 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0209 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.022 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0241 people per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0263 people per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 people per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 people per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0394 people per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0433 people per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0459 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0475 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0491 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0507 people per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0522 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0553 people per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0568 people per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0568 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 12.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0568 people per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0227 people per square kilometre | 0.0184 people per square kilometre | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0405 people per square kilometre | 0.0301 people per square kilometre | 0.0507 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0545 people per square kilometre | 0.0522 people per square kilometre | 0.0568 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0587 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Costa Rica 0.0578 people per square kilometre compare
- 82 Croatia 0.0544 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0466 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Botswana 0.0464 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Jordan?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Jordan was 0.0568 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0568 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Jordan ranks 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.