People using at least basic drinking water services in North America
North America: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in North America, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
North America recorded 99.8% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in North America peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2009.
That places North America 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
People using at least basic drinking water services in North America, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.0% | — |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 5 |
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More health data for North America
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6454 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.2266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in North America?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in North America was 99.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2009.
- How does North America rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- North America ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.