People not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not 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 people.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico peaked at 90,455 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 186th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90,455 people | — |
| 2001 | 83,693 people | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 76,809 people | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 69,890 people | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 62,943 people | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 55,980 people | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 49,028 people | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 42,110 people | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 35,231 people | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 28,401 people | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 21,586 people | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 14,800 people | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 8,111 people | -45.2% |
| 2013 | 1,556 people | -80.8% |
| 2014 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 people | — |
| 2016 | 0 people | — |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 0 people | — |
| 2019 | 0 people | — |
| 2020 | 0 people | — |
| 2021 | 0 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 428.55 people. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,977 people. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -100.0% | 1,556 people | 0 people |
| 2013 | -80.8% | 8,111 people | 1,556 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,454 people | 28,401 people | 90,455 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,605 people | 0 people | 21,586 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.6 people compare
- 184 Finland 1.71 people compare
- 185 Chile 1.5 people compare
- 186 Andorra 0 people compare
- 186 Australia 0 people compare
- 186 Bahrain 0 people compare
- 186 Barbados 0 people compare
- 186 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 186 Brunei 0 people compare
- 186 Czechia 0 people compare
- 186 Denmark 0 people
- 186 Falkland Islands 0 people
- 186 Fiji 0 people compare
- 186 France 0 people
- 186 Germany 0 people
- 186 Gibraltar 0 people
- 186 Greece 0 people compare
- 186 Guernsey 0 people
- 186 Hungary 0 people
- 186 Iceland 0 people compare
- 186 Iran 0 people compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0 people
- 186 Jersey 0 people
- 186 Kazakhstan 0 people compare
- 186 Kuwait 0 people
- 186 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 186 Macao 0 people
- 186 Malaysia 0 people compare
- 186 Maldives 0 people compare
- 186 Malta 0 people compare
- 186 Mayotte 0 people compare
- 186 Mexico 0 people compare
- 186 Monaco 0 people
- 186 Montserrat 0 people compare
- 186 New Caledonia 0 people
- 186 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 186 Norway 0 people compare
- 186 Oman 0 people compare
- 186 Poland 0 people compare
- 186 Portugal 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Helena 0 people compare
- 186 Saint Martin (French part) 0 people compare
- 186 San Marino 0 people
- 186 Seychelles 0 people compare
- 186 Singapore 0 people
- 186 Spain 0 people compare
- 186 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 186 Tokelau 0 people compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Puerto Rico was 0 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 90,455 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Puerto Rico ranks 186th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.