Level of water stress in Jamaica

Freshwater withdrawals in Jamaica were equal to 12.4% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1993 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Jamaica, 2022 12.4% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 12.4%
Position in 2022 82nd of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Jamaica over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Jamaica
2022 12.4%
2021 12.4%
2020 11.0%
2019 12.1%
2018 12.2%
2017 12.3%
2016 12.5%
2015 7.7%
2014 14.3%
2013 14.0%
2012 13.8%
2011 13.5%
2010 13.2%
2009 13.0%
2008 12.7%
2007 12.4%
2006 12.1%
2005 11.9%
2004 11.6%
2003 11.3%
2002 11.0%
2001 10.8%
2000 10.5%
1999 10.2%
1998 9.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Jamaica has the 82nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1993 to 2022 for Jamaica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT