Safely managed drinking water in Puerto Rico (US)
98.9% of people in Puerto Rico (US) used safely managed drinking water in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.
Puerto Rico (US), 2024
98.9%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
73.7%
Position in 2024
31st of 148
Safely managed drinking water 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.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.9% | 73.7% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | 71.5% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | 71.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | 70.5% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | 69.9% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | 69.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | 68.8% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | 67.7% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | 67.1% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | 65.9% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | 65.3% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 63.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | 62.8% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | 62.5% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | 62.1% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | 61.5% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | 61.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 99.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 92.9%, the figure has changed by +6.0 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Puerto Rico (US) has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.