Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 222 countries
All-time high
100
in 2014
All-time low
95.25
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 100 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Puerto Rico peaked at 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.25, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities … sewer in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.25 | — |
| 2001 | 95.61 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 95.97 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.33 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.69 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.04 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.4 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.76 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.12 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.48 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.84 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.2 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.56 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.91 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.67, 1.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.27, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.87 | 95.25 | 98.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.75 | 98.84 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More population data for Puerto Rico
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -30.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0918 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Puerto Rico was 100 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.25 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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