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Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services

87.56percent · 2024-3.6% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Jamaica from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202487.556
202387.895
202288.231
202188.566
202088.898
201989.228
201889.556
201789.882
201690.206
201590.529
201490.85
201391.169
201291.487
201191.804
201092.119
200992.432
200892.743
200793.05
200693.355
200593.496
200493.544
200393.592
200293.413
200193.231
200093.045

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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