People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan
Jordan: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 82.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 82.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2001.
Jordan ranks 33rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.2% | — |
| 2001 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 81.1% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 81.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.2% | 82.5% | 5 |
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Jordan was 82.5% 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, urban recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2001.
- How does Jordan rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Jordan ranks 33rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.