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Safe drinking water in United States

Safe drinking water in United States: 95.4% in 2005 and 97.5% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates.

Latest, 2022
97.5%
Since 2005
+2.1 percentage points
Rank, 2022
39 of 135
counting from the highest
World, 2022
72.9%
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% of people · WHO/UNICEF

Safe drinking water in United StatesSafe drinking water in United States: 95.4% in 2005 and 97.5% in 2022, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022, United States ranked 39 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
Estimates, WHO/UNICEFWorld

Every year

% of people · WHO/UNICEF

YearUnited StatesWorld
202297.572.9
202197.372.5
202097.272.3
20199771.7
201896.971
201796.770.4
201696.569.7
201596.469.1
201496.268.4
201396.167.7
201295.967.1
201195.766.4
201095.665.9
200995.465.4
200895.464.9
200795.464.6
200695.464
200595.463.7
2004–63
2003–62.4
2002–61.8
2001–61.1
2000–60.8

Good to know

  • The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
  • Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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