People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan
Jordan: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 51.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan peaked at 51.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2004.
That places Jordan 44th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 35.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 47.1% | 51.0% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.5001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Jordan was 51.0% 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2004.
- How does Jordan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Jordan ranks 44th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.