Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in United States Virgin Islands is 99.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % | 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 below the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× 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
More economy & growth data for United States Virgin Islands
- GDP (current US$), per capita 44,321 current US$ per person (2022)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 100.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 100.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2022)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2022)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 44,321 current LCU per person (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,433 constant 2015 US$ per person (2022)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in United States Virgin Islands?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in United States Virgin Islands was 99.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 93rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.