Drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Drinking water service usage was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 75.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 81.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico?
- Drinking water service usage in Puerto Rico was 98.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for drinking water service usage?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.