27% 40% OF THE KINGDOM

4%
JORDAN’S 51%
industry 13%
Treated
Surface
water
WATER RESOURCES ARE
Water Water SHARED
WASH Agriculture
Use 45% water
Source JORDAN RANKS AS THE
60%
for every child TOP FACTS
Domestic
Ground WORLD’S SECOND
water WATER-POOREST COUNTRY

47% of the price of 88m3 of renewable 90% of drinking Populations are not 42 % of the drinking 40% increase in
50.3% receive
domestic water is water resources is water supplied to the located near major water supplied to water demand in
receive water 1
subsidized by the available per person capital, Amman, is water sources – northern governo- Northern governo-
day per week
Government annually (below global provided by sources water must be rates comes from rates in recent years
The estimated line for absolute water located 125-325 km transported and sources distanced 20 52% of available
non-revenue water is scarcity of 500m3) away, and lifted upto elevated over large to 76 km away and water is used in
1200m through 5 distances increasing elevated up to about 90% of treated
48% in 2017 wastewater from Agriculture, 46%
comparing to 43% pumping stations high pumping and 1200m with 4 from groundwater
energy costs pumping stages 34 treatment
in 2010; plants is reused, sources.
98% of which is
used in the
agriculture sector

Government SCHOOL

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hta

94.3% of people who Of the 12 main

84% of sanitation are connected to a water aquifers underlying
systems are network, described as Water levels in some Jordan, all are
described as “safely “safely managed” main aquifers are being depleted
managed” (SDG6.2). (SDG6.1), 95% is declining at a rate beyond their
42% of households connected to piped water exceeding 20m/year recharge volumes
do not have a sewer only 6% have a supply in urban areas
connection sewer connection in while 89% in rural areas.
rural areas.

Source: Jordan Water Sector- Facts and Figures, MoWI,2017 “Safely managed” as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals guidelines.