Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 249 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
97.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.6% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Guernsey 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Jersey 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Mayotte 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthélemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Helena 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 100.0% 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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Puerto Rico was 100.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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