Safely managed sanitation in Jamaica
73.6% of people in Jamaica used safely managed sanitation in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Jamaica, 2024
73.6%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
World, 2024
58.5%
Position in 2024
60th of 141
Safely managed sanitation in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.6% | 58.5% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | 57.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | 57.0% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | 56.1% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | 55.2% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | 54.2% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | 51.3% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | 44.1% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | 42.8% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | 40.2% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | 38.9% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | 37.6% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | 36.3% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | 35.1% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | 32.8% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | 31.7% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | 31.7% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | 31.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 72.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 63.2%, the figure has changed by +10.4 percentage points.
- Among the 141 countries with data for 2024, Jamaica has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 58.5%.