People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.006 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands stood at 0.006 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.0096 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.006 people per person, in 2024.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 136th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0096 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0095 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.009 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.007 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0063 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.006 people per person | -0.4% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.006 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 10.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.006 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0086 people per person | 0.0096 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0065 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 people per person | 0.006 people per person | 0.0063 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 133 Jordan 0.0079 people per person compare
- 134 Tunisia 0.0078 people per person compare
- 135 Tajikistan 0.007 people per person compare
- 137 Azerbaijan 0.0058 people per person compare
- 138 Sweden 0.0056 people per person compare
- 139 North Macedonia 0.0054 people per person compare
More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in United States Virgin Islands was 0.006 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 people per person in 2024.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.