People not using safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1,123 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands is 1,123 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 2,861 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,123 people, in 2024.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 144th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,861 people | — |
| 2001 | 2,781 people | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,699 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,614 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2,527 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,443 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,361 people | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,278 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,194 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,112 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2,026 people | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,931 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,835 people | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1,770 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,705 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,632 people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,549 people | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,466 people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,382 people | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1,299 people | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,237 people | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,192 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,144 people | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1,133 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1,123 people | -0.9% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 1,123 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 4% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 1,123 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million people, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,487 people | 2,112 people | 2,861 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,659 people | 1,299 people | 2,026 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,166 people | 1,123 people | 1,237 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 141 Martinique 3,487 people compare
- 142 Luxembourg 2,335 people compare
- 143 Palau 1,632 people compare
- 145 Malta 934.78 people compare
- 146 Saint Martin (French part) 881.73 people compare
- 147 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 222.96 people compare
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 safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands was 1,123 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,861 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,123 people in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 144th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.