Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment in United States of America
United States of America: Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment was 75.5 Percentage of population in 2012. ▲ Rising
Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment in United States of America, 1970–2012
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 75.5 Percentage of population for wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment in United States of America peaked at 75.5 Percentage of population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42 Percentage of population, in 1970.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42 Percentage of population | — |
| 1975 | 67 Percentage of population | +59.5% |
| 1983 | 70.1 Percentage of population | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 74 Percentage of population | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 73.1 Percentage of population | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 71 Percentage of population | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 70 Percentage of population | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 71.8 Percentage of population | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 75.4 Percentage of population | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 75.4 Percentage of population | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.9 Percentage of population | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.7 Percentage of population | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 75.5 Percentage of population | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.5 Percentage of population | 42 Percentage of population | 67 Percentage of population | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.05 Percentage of population | 70.1 Percentage of population | 74 Percentage of population | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.9 Percentage of population | 70 Percentage of population | 71.8 Percentage of population | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.85 Percentage of population | 73.7 Percentage of population | 75.4 Percentage of population | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.5 Percentage of population | 75.5 Percentage of population | 75.5 Percentage of population | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment in United States of America?
- Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment in United States of America was 75.5 Percentage of population in 2012, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5 Percentage of population in 2012.
- What is the lowest wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 Percentage of population in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
- Is wastewater - connection rates to treatment — public total treatment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides information on the level of public equipment installed by countries to managed and abate water pollution. It shows the percentage of national population connected to "public" sewerage networks and related treatment facilities, and the percentage of national population connected to "public" wastewater treatment plants, and the degree of treatment. Connected here means actually connected to a wastewater plants through a public sewage network. When analysing these data, it should be kept in mind that the optimal connection rate is not necessarily 100%. It may vary among countries and depends on geographical features and on the spatial distribution of habitats. The interpretation of those data should take into account some variations in countries' definitions, as reflected in metadata. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays