Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0057 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0057 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0096 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 people per person, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0096 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0094 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.008 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.006 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0057 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0057 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.008 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 people per person | 0.0064 people per person | 0.0079 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0063 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, per capita in Jamaica?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0057 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 people per person in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.