Safely managed drinking water in North America
97.4% of people in North America used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
97.4%
Change from 2023
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World, 2024
73.7%
Safely managed drinking water in North America 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.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.4% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | – | 62.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.1% |
| 2002 | – | 61.8% |
| 2001 | – | 61.5% |
| 2000 | – | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 97.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.2%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.