Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services was 74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica stood at 74 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica peaked at 74 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 54th of 134 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.
Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 % | — |
| 2001 | 51 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 52 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 54 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 55 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58 % | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 59 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69 % | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 72 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74 % | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8 % | 50 % | 58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5 % | 59 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6 % | 69 % | 74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4057 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica?
- Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica was 74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 74 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Jamaica ranks 54th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.