People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 97.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica stood at 97.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica peaked at 98.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 64th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica was 97.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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