Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — United States Virgin Islands

Safely managed drinking water in the United States Virgin Islands in 2024 — 98.7%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2024 98.7% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 35of 148
Period maximum 98.7%2022
Period minimum 97.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — United States Virgin Islands, 2000–20249797.59898.5992000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 97.4%2001: 97.4%2002: 97.5%2003: 97.6%2004: 97.7%2005: 97.7%2006: 97.8%2007: 97.9%2008: 97.9%2009: 98%2010: 98.1%2011: 98.2%2012: 98.2%2013: 98.3%2014: 98.3%2015: 98.4%2016: 98.4%2017: 98.5%2018: 98.5%2019: 98.5%2020: 98.6%2021: 98.6%2022: 98.7%2023: 98.7%2024: 98.7%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.05 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 98.7%
World 73.7%
High-income countries computed 95.4%
Safely managed drinking water — United States Virgin Islands, by year United States Virgin Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.7 +0 pp
2023 98.7 +0 pp
2022 98.7 +0 pp
2021 98.6 +0 pp
2020 98.6 +0 pp
2019 98.5 +0 pp
2018 98.5 +0 pp
2017 98.5 +0 pp
2016 98.4 +0 pp
2015 98.4 +0 pp
2014 98.3 +0 pp
2013 98.3 +0 pp
2012 98.2 +0.1 pp
2011 98.2 +0.1 pp
2010 98.1 +0.1 pp
2009 98 +0.1 pp
2008 97.9 +0.1 pp
2007 97.9 +0.1 pp
2006 97.8 +0.1 pp
2005 97.7 +0.1 pp
2004 97.7 +0.1 pp
2003 97.6 +0.1 pp
2002 97.5 +0.1 pp
2001 97.4 +0.1 pp
2000 97.4

Caribbean, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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