Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100
in 2014
All-time low
97.63
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 100 for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Puerto Rico peaked at 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.63, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.43 | 97.63 | 99.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.88 | 99.42 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100 compare
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 100 compare
- 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100 compare
- 1 Mayotte 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Andorra 100 compare
- 1 Macau (China) 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100 compare
- 1 San Marino 100 compare
- 1 Malta 100 compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100 compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 compare
- 1 Australia 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthélemy 100 compare
More population data for Puerto Rico
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -2.26 (2100)
- Population density 112.25 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23,218 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -2.26 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.92 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services in Puerto Rico was 100 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.63 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 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 UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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