Jordan

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Caution

Drink with caution. Treated at the source, but aging distribution and storage can let quality slip. Many filter or drink bottled to be safe.

Can you…

Drinkable?

Careful

Brush teeth?

Yes

Ice?

Yes

Cooking?

Yes

Source → Tap

Mixed network · aging mains in places

Treatment

Municipal treatment, variable upkeep

Contamination risk

medium

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Is tap water safe in Jordan?

Jordan scores 67/100 on our water-safety index — drink with caution. Treated at the source, but aging distribution and storage can let quality slip. Many filter or drink bottled to be safe. Scores above 70 mean tap water is generally safe to drink. 40–69 means treat it with caution — filtering or bottled water is wise. Below 40 means it’s best avoided straight from the tap.

Drinking, brushing, ice & cooking

Drinkable?: With caution — locals and cautious travelers often filter or boil first, and short stays lean on bottled water.
Brush teeth?: Yes — brushing your teeth with tap water is perfectly fine.
Ice?: Yes — ice made from tap water is safe.
Cooking?: Yes — cooking and rinsing produce with tap water is safe.

Water treatment & pipe infrastructure

Jordan relies on municipal treatment, variable upkeep, delivered through a mixed network — aging mains in places. That puts the practical contamination risk between source and tap at medium. Even where water leaves the plant clean, aging mains and rooftop storage are where quality most often slips.

Frequently asked questions

Can you drink tap water in Jordan?+

Jordan scores 67/100 on our water-safety index — drink with caution. With caution — locals and cautious travelers often filter or boil first, and short stays lean on bottled water.

Is it safe to brush your teeth with tap water in Jordan?+

Yes — brushing your teeth with tap water is perfectly fine.

Is ice safe to use in drinks in Jordan?+

Yes — ice made from tap water is safe.

Is tap water in Jordan safe for cooking?+

Yes — cooking and rinsing produce with tap water is safe.

Data & sources

89%safely-managed access

Official monitoring (WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2024) puts safely-managed drinking water access in Jordan at 89%. Access to a safe source isn’t the same as tap-drinkability for visitors — our 67/100 score weights traveler drinkability, informed by this data.

Read the full methodology — how the 0–100 score is built and what it does (and doesn’t) mean.