Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 100 for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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%.
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
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More population data for Puerto Rico
- Population growth rate by level of development -2.26 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23,218 (2100)
- Population density 112.25 (2100)
- Population growth rate -2.26 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7905 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.63 in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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