Basic sanitation access in Puerto Rico (US)

100.0% of people in Puerto Rico (US) used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Puerto Rico (US), 2024 100.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 100.0%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 14th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Puerto Rico (US) over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Puerto Rico (US)World
2024 100.0% 82.2%
2023 100.0% 81.5%
2022 100.0% 80.4%
2021 100.0% 79.4%
2020 100.0% 78.3%
2019 100.0% 77.2%
2018 100.0% 76.0%
2017 100.0% 74.9%
2016 100.0% 73.8%
2015 100.0% 72.6%
2014 100.0% 71.4%
2013 100.0% 70.2%
2012 99.8% 68.9%
2011 99.6% 67.8%
2010 99.4% 66.7%
2009 99.2% 65.5%
2008 99.1% 64.3%
2007 98.9% 63.1%
2006 98.7% 61.9%
2005 98.5% 60.7%
2004 98.3% 59.6%
2003 98.2% 58.4%
2002 98.0% 57.3%
2001 97.8% 55.6%
2000 97.6% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Puerto Rico (US) has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Puerto Rico (US)
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene