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.
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 |
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More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.2347 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0192 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0019 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0001 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2022)
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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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.