Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — United States Virgin Islands

Access to basic sanitation in the United States Virgin Islands in 2024 — 99.3%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2024 99.3% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 45of 193
Period maximum 99.3%2022
Period minimum 99%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — United States Virgin Islands, 2000–20249999.199.299.32000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99%2001: 99%2002: 99.1%2003: 99.1%2004: 99.1%2005: 99.1%2006: 99.1%2007: 99.1%2008: 99.1%2009: 99.1%2010: 99.1%2011: 99.1%2012: 99.2%2013: 99.2%2014: 99.2%2015: 99.2%2016: 99.2%2017: 99.2%2018: 99.2%2019: 99.2%2020: 99.2%2021: 99.2%2022: 99.3%2023: 99.3%2024: 99.3%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands 99.3%
World 82.2%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.3 +0 pp
2023 99.3 +0 pp
2022 99.3 +0 pp
2021 99.2 +0 pp
2020 99.2 +0 pp
2019 99.2 +0 pp
2018 99.2 +0 pp
2017 99.2 +0 pp
2016 99.2 +0 pp
2015 99.2 +0 pp
2014 99.2 +0 pp
2013 99.2 +0 pp
2012 99.2 +0 pp
2011 99.1 +0 pp
2010 99.1 +0 pp
2009 99.1 +0 pp
2008 99.1 +0 pp
2007 99.1 +0 pp
2006 99.1 +0 pp
2005 99.1 +0 pp
2004 99.1 +0 pp
2003 99.1 +0 pp
2002 99.1 +0 pp
2001 99 +0 pp
2000 99

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.