Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 225 countries
All-time high
100
in 2014
All-time low
97.63
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 100 for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico peaked at 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.63, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.63 | — |
| 2001 | 97.81 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.98 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.16 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.34 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.52 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.88 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.06 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.24 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.42 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.96 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
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 Andorra 100 compare
- 1 Australia 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100 compare
- 1 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Bailiwick of Guernsey 100 compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100 compare
- 1 Jersey 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Macau, China 100 compare
- 1 Malta 100 compare
- 1 Mayotte 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthélemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100 compare
- 1 San Marino 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 3 Cook Islands 98.81 compare
- 4 Niue 97.94 compare
More population data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0575 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Puerto Rico was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.63 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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