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

0204060801002000201220242000: 97.62001: 97.82002: 982003: 98.22004: 98.32005: 98.52006: 98.72007: 98.92008: 99.12009: 99.22010: 99.42011: 99.62012: 99.82013: 1002014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Andorra 100 compare
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  3. 1 Bahrain 100 compare
  4. 1 Barbados 100 compare
  5. 1 Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius 100 compare
  6. 1 Brunei Darussalam 100 compare
  7. 1 Czechia 100 compare
  8. 1 Denmark 100 compare
  9. 1 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 100 compare
  10. 1 Fiji 100 compare
  11. 1 France 100 compare
  12. 1 Germany 100 compare
  13. 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
  14. 1 Greece 100 compare
  15. 1 Bailiwick of Guernsey 100 compare
  16. 1 Hungary 100 compare
  17. 1 Iceland 100 compare
  18. 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 100 compare
  19. 1 Isle of Man 100 compare
  20. 1 Jersey 100 compare
  21. 1 Kazakhstan 100 compare
  22. 1 Kuwait 100 compare
  23. 1 Lebanon 100 compare
  24. 1 Macau, China 100 compare
  25. 1 Malaysia 100 compare
  26. 1 Maldives 100 compare
  27. 1 Malta 100 compare
  28. 1 Mayotte 100 compare
  29. 1 Mexico 100 compare
  30. 1 Monaco 100 compare
  31. 1 Montserrat 100 compare
  32. 1 New Caledonia 100 compare
  33. 1 New Zealand 100 compare
  34. 1 Norway 100 compare
  35. 1 Oman 100 compare
  36. 1 Poland 100 compare
  37. 1 Portugal 100 compare
  38. 1 Saint Barthélemy 100 compare
  39. 1 Shangla 100 compare
  40. 1 Saint Martin 100 compare
  41. 1 San Marino 100 compare
  42. 1 Seychelles 100 compare
  43. 1 Singapore 100 compare
  44. 1 Spain 100 compare
  45. 1 Switzerland 100 compare
  46. 1 Tokelau 100 compare

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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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Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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