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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.88 | 97.21 | 98.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.35 | 98.69 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.1 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.77 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6793 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.77 % (2024)
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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