Annual freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 875.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 875.00 million billion cubic meters for annual freshwater withdrawals in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.02 billion billion cubic meters in 2010 and was at its lowest, 797.50 million billion cubic meters, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 119th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 824.00 million billion cubic meters | 797.50 million billion cubic meters | 850.51 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 959.50 million billion cubic meters | 856.40 million billion cubic meters | 1.01 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 917.58 million billion cubic meters | 875.00 million billion cubic meters | 1.02 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 875.00 million billion cubic meters | 875.00 million billion cubic meters | 875.00 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 116 Denmark 934.35 million billion cubic meters compare
- 117 Guinea 890.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 118 Chad 879.60 million billion cubic meters compare
- 120 Moldova 846.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 121 Slovenia 827.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 818.00 million billion cubic meters compare
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 annual freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico was 875.00 million billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 billion billion cubic meters in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 797.50 million billion cubic meters in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Puerto Rico ranks 119th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.