Safely managed drinking water in United States
97.6% of people in United States used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.
United States, 2024
97.6%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
99.0%
Position in 2024
39th of 148
Safely managed drinking water in United States over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.6% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | 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 97.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.2%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.