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.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.2% | — |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 80.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 80.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 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.