Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica is 98.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 108th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 98.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 105 Cook Islands 98.8% compare
- 106 El Salvador 98.8% compare
- 107 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 98.8% compare
- 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.7% compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 98.7% compare
- 111 Croatia 98.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Jamaica was 98.7% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Jamaica ranks 108th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.