Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of America
United States of America: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 98 % for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of America peaked at 98 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95 %, in 2005.
United States of America ranks 3rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of 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 | 98 % | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 % | 95 % | 95 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.3 % | 96 % | 97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6 % | 97 % | 98 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 5.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -19.01 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of America?
- Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States of America was 98 % 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 98 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 % in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of 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.