Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 69.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
69.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
69.5%
in 2018
All-time low
69.5%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica, 2018–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Jamaica 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 69.5% | — |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 69.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 69.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 84% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Jamaica was 69.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.