People not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 106,171 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2019.
Puerto Rico ranks 182nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106,171 people | — |
| 2001 | 100,636 people | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 94,955 people | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 89,226 people | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 83,450 people | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 77,638 people | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 71,819 people | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 66,019 people | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 60,245 people | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 54,510 people | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 48,737 people | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 42,896 people | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 37,084 people | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 31,361 people | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 25,743 people | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 20,234 people | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 14,845 people | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 9,427 people | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 4,347 people | -53.9% |
| 2019 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 4,347 people | 0 people |
| 2018 | -53.9% | 9,427 people | 4,347 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,467 people | 54,510 people | 106,171 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,467 people | 0 people | 48,737 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 179 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 181 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 182 American Samoa 0 people compare
- 182 Andorra 0 people compare
- 182 Austria 0 people
- 182 Belgium 0 people compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 people
- 182 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 182 Brazil 0 people compare
- 182 Brunei 0 people compare
- 182 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 182 Curacao 0 people compare
- 182 Denmark 0 people
- 182 Estonia 0 people compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 0 people
- 182 Finland 0 people compare
- 182 France 0 people
- 182 French Polynesia 0 people
- 182 Germany 0 people
- 182 Gibraltar 0 people
- 182 Greece 0 people compare
- 182 Greenland 0 people
- 182 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 182 Hungary 0 people compare
- 182 Iceland 0 people compare
- 182 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 182 Israel 0 people
- 182 Kuwait 0 people
- 182 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 182 Liechtenstein 0 people
- 182 Luxembourg 0 people compare
- 182 Macao 0 people
- 182 Malta 0 people
- 182 Monaco 0 people
- 182 Netherlands 0 people
- 182 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 182 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Norway 0 people compare
- 182 Palestine 0 people compare
- 182 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 182 Romania 0 people
- 182 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 182 Singapore 0 people
- 182 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 182 South Korea 0 people compare
- 182 Switzerland 0 people
- 182 Thailand 0 people compare
- 182 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 182 United Kingdom 0 people
- 182 Uruguay 0 people compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.6901 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Puerto Rico was 0 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 106,171 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2019.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.