Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
97.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source 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
The most recent figure for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.2% | — |
| 2001 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico?
- Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Puerto Rico was 100.0% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.