Share using safely managed drinking water in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share using safely managed drinking water was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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, share using safely managed drinking water 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, share using safely managed drinking water in Puerto Rico peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 98.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 using safely managed drinking water in Puerto Rico?
- Share using safely managed drinking water 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.