Share of urban population using at least basic water services in United States
United States: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in United States, 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 population using at least basic water services in United States is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in United States peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2000.
That places United States 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for United States
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5,913 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 257.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 418.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 843.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 149.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in United States?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in United States was 100.0% 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 population using at least basic water services recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- United States ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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 population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.