Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 224 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
97.21
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.22001: 97.42002: 97.52003: 97.72004: 97.82005: 982006: 98.12007: 98.22008: 98.42009: 98.52010: 98.72011: 98.82012: 992013: 99.12014: 99.32015: 99.42016: 99.62017: 99.72018: 99.92019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 97.21, in 2000.

That places Puerto Rico 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 97.21
2001 97.36 +0.2%
2002 97.51 +0.2%
2003 97.66 +0.2%
2004 97.8 +0.2%
2005 97.95 +0.2%
2006 98.1 +0.2%
2007 98.25 +0.2%
2008 98.39 +0.2%
2009 98.54 +0.1%
2010 98.69 +0.1%
2011 98.84 +0.1%
2012 98.98 +0.1%
2013 99.13 +0.1%
2014 99.28 +0.1%
2015 99.43 +0.1%
2016 99.57 +0.1%
2017 99.72 +0.1%
2018 99.87 +0.1%
2019 100 +0.1%
2020 100 +0.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.88 97.21 98.54 10
2010s 99.35 98.69 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 1 American Samoa 100 compare
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  6. 1 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 100 compare
  7. 1 Brazil 100 compare
  8. 1 Brunei Darussalam 100 compare
  9. 1 Costa Rica 100 compare
  10. 1 Curaçao 100 compare
  11. 1 Denmark 100 compare
  12. 1 Estonia 100 compare
  13. 1 Faroe Islands 100 compare
  14. 1 Finland 100 compare
  15. 1 France 100 compare
  16. 1 French Polynesia 100 compare
  17. 1 Germany 100 compare
  18. 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
  19. 1 Greece 100 compare
  20. 1 Greenland 100 compare
  21. 1 Hong Kong, China 100 compare
  22. 1 Hungary 100 compare
  23. 1 Iceland 100 compare
  24. 1 Isle of Man 100 compare
  25. 1 Israel 100 compare
  26. 1 Kuwait 100 compare
  27. 1 Lebanon 100 compare
  28. 1 Liechtenstein 100 compare
  29. 1 Luxembourg 100 compare
  30. 1 Macau, China 100 compare
  31. 1 Malta 100 compare
  32. 1 Monaco 100 compare
  33. 1 Netherlands 100 compare
  34. 1 New Zealand 100 compare
  35. 1 Northern Mariana Islands 100 compare
  36. 1 Norway 100 compare
  37. 1 Palestine, State of 100 compare
  38. 1 Paraguay 100 compare
  39. 1 Romania 100 compare
  40. 1 Saint Barthélemy 100 compare
  41. 1 Singapore 100 compare
  42. 1 Slovak Republic 100 compare
  43. 1 Korea 100 compare
  44. 1 Switzerland 100 compare
  45. 1 Thailand 100 compare
  46. 1 Tokelau 100 compare
  47. 1 United Arab Emirates 100 compare
  48. 1 United Kingdom 100 compare
  49. 1 Uruguay 100 compare
  50. 2 Cook Islands 99.59 compare
  51. 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 99.29 compare
  52. 4 Niue 98.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico?
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Puerto Rico was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 97.21 in 2000.
How does Puerto Rico rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population using improved water sources wash 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population using improved water sources wash
Source
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Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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