People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 94.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 94.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Jamaica peaked at 94.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 94.0% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.6% | 94.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Jamaica?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Jamaica was 94.8% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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