Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 232 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
97.6%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico is 100.0%, measured 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 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.6% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
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 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 232 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.