Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan
Jordan: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan is 80.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan peaked at 80.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2001.
Jordan ranks 51st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 70.1% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 75.2% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.2% | 80.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan was 80.1% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2001.
- How does Jordan rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Jordan ranks 51st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.