People not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: People not using improved drinking water sources was 453.66 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 453.66 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1,632 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 453.66 people, in 2024.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 160th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,632 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,583 people | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,534 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,483 people | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1,430 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,380 people | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,331 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,281 people | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1,231 people | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,181 people | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,130 people | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,073 people | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,016 people | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 959.81 people | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 904.14 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 844.5 people | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 780.73 people | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 717.55 people | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 655.69 people | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 595.54 people | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 545.84 people | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 504.44 people | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 462.22 people | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 457.92 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 453.66 people | -0.9% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 453.66 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 177071.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 453.66 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,406 people | 1,181 people | 1,632 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 867.72 people | 595.54 people | 1,130 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 484.82 people | 453.66 people | 545.84 people | 5 |
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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 people not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands was 453.66 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,632 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.66 people in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.