Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica, 2000–2024
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 population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica stood at 73.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 73.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 73.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 50.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 59.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 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 population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica was 73.6% 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 population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.