Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places United States Virgin Islands 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 70034.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
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 not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in United States Virgin Islands was 0.5% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 138th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.