Jordan - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Jordan was 95.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 95.24 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.40
2001 98.24
2002 98.08
2003 97.92
2004 97.76
2005 97.60
2006 97.45
2007 97.29
2008 97.13
2009 96.97
2010 96.81
2011 96.66
2012 96.50
2013 96.34
2014 96.18
2015 96.03
2016 95.87
2017 95.71
2018 95.56
2019 95.40
2020 95.24

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Jordan was 97.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.75 in 2000, while its lowest value was 97.26 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 98.75
2001 98.68
2002 98.60
2003 98.53
2004 98.45
2005 98.38
2006 98.30
2007 98.23
2008 98.15
2009 98.08
2010 98.00
2011 97.93
2012 97.85
2013 97.78
2014 97.71
2015 97.63
2016 97.56
2017 97.48
2018 97.41
2019 97.33
2020 97.26

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Jordan was 97.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.68 in 2000, while its lowest value was 97.08 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 98.68
2001 98.58
2002 98.49
2003 98.40
2004 98.30
2005 98.22
2006 98.14
2007 98.06
2008 97.99
2009 97.91
2010 97.84
2011 97.77
2012 97.69
2013 97.62
2014 97.55
2015 97.47
2016 97.40
2017 97.32
2018 97.24
2019 97.16
2020 97.08

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention