Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America
United States of America: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America is 97.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America peaked at 97.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 20th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4% | — |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.7% | 5 |
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- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
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- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in United States of America was 97.7% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.