People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2014. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 2001–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded -100 % change on previous year for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 906.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at -7.48 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 185th of 213 countries on this measure, 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, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -7.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -8.23 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2003 | -9.01 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2004 | -9.94 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2005 | -11.06 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2006 | -12.42 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2007 | -14.11 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2008 | -16.34 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2009 | -19.39 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2010 | -23.99 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 2011 | -31.44 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2012 | -45.19 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 2013 | -80.82 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 390.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1 % change on previous year, 47.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -78.8% | -45.19 % change on previous year | -80.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12 % change on previous year | -19.39 % change on previous year | -7.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -56.29 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -23.99 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 182 Paraguay -58.64 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Ukraine -77.95 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan -87.72 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Australia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Bahrain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Barbados -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Brunei -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Chile -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Spain -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Iran -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Kazakhstan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Martin (French Part) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Maldives -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Malta -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Malaysia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Seychelles -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Barthelemy -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Saint Helena -100 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Tokelau -100 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -100 % change on previous year in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was -7.48 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2014.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 906.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.