People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in North America
North America: People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 97.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in North America is 97.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in North America peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2005.
North America ranks 1st of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in North America, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.4% | — |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 0.6142 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in North America?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in North America was 97.4% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2005.
- How does North America rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- North America ranks 1st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.