British Virgin Islands - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in British Virgin Islands was 99.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.30 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 95.30
2001 95.68
2002 96.06
2003 96.44
2004 96.82
2005 97.20
2006 97.58
2007 97.96
2008 98.34
2009 98.72
2010 99.10
2011 99.48
2012 99.86
2013 99.86
2014 99.86
2015 99.86
2016 99.86
2017 99.86
2018 99.86
2019 99.86
2020 99.86

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention