People using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services was 87.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica is 87.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica peaked at 93.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.2% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.6% | 88.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 19,130 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 18,023 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
- Population, female 1.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Jamaica was 87.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Jamaica ranks 161st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.