Drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Drinking water service usage was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 98.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2000.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 38th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.4% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 98.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 100% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 98.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.88 % (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.1 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands?
- Drinking water service usage in United States Virgin Islands was 98.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for drinking water service usage?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 38th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.