Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America
Northern America: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 97 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America stood at 97 %. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America peaked at 97 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95 %, in 2005.
Northern America ranks 4th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95 % | — |
| 2006 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 % | 95 % | 95 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.3 % | 96 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 % | 97 % | 97 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 34.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Northern America was 97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 97 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 % in 2005.
- How does Northern America rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.