Basic sanitation access in British Virgin Islands

96.9% of people in British Virgin Islands used at least basic sanitation services in 2016.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for British Virgin Islands is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
British Virgin Islands, 2016 96.9% % of population
Change from 2015 0percentage points 2015: 96.9%
World, 2016 73.8% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in British Virgin Islands over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period British Virgin IslandsWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 – 79.4%
2020 – 78.3%
2019 – 77.2%
2018 – 76.0%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 96.9% 73.8%
2015 96.9% 72.6%
2014 96.9% 71.4%
2013 96.9% 70.2%
2012 96.9% 68.9%
2011 96.9% 67.8%
2010 96.8% 66.7%
2009 96.8% 65.5%
2008 96.8% 64.3%
2007 96.8% 63.1%
2006 96.8% 61.9%
2005 96.8% 60.7%
2004 96.8% 59.6%
2003 96.8% 58.4%
2002 96.8% 57.3%
2001 96.8% 55.6%
2000 96.8% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2015.
  • Since 2006, when it was 96.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 73.8%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2016 for British Virgin Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene