People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural in Jordan
Jordan: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural was 98.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Jordan, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Jordan is 98.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Jordan peaked at 98.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2000.
That places Jordan 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … using Q1 lowest rural in Jordan, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.2%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 98.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 65.8%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 90.4% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.6% | 98.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 99.9% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 99.3% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 98.2% compare
- 6 Tajikistan 97.2% compare
- 7 Maldives 97.0% compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Jordan?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Jordan was 98.9% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Jordan ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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