Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
United States Virgin Islands recorded 99.5% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2000.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 77th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 74 New Caledonia 99.5% compare
- 75 Palau 99.5% compare
- 76 Guam 99.5% compare
- 78 Samoa 99.4% compare
- 79 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 99.3% compare
- 80 Saint Helena 99.3% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in United States Virgin Islands was 99.5% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 77th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.