People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 99.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
That places United States Virgin Islands 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 99.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 471 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 466 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0856 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in United States Virgin Islands?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in United States Virgin Islands was 99.3% 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 sanitation services recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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 sanitation 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 sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.