Level of water stress in Puerto Rico (US)
Freshwater withdrawals in Puerto Rico (US) were equal to 19.5% of available resources in 2022.
Puerto Rico (US), 2022
19.5%
Change from 2021
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Position in 2022
69th of 176
Level of water stress in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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Puerto Rico (US)
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.5% |
| 2021 | 19.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% |
| 2019 | 19.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5% |
| 2017 | 19.5% |
| 2016 | 19.5% |
| 2015 | 19.5% |
| 2014 | 20.2% |
| 2013 | 20.8% |
| 2012 | 21.4% |
| 2011 | 22.1% |
| 2010 | 22.7% |
| 2009 | 22.6% |
| 2008 | 22.5% |
| 2007 | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 22.3% |
| 2004 | 21.7% |
| 2003 | 21.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% |
| 2001 | 19.8% |
| 2000 | 19.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% |
| 1998 | 18.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 21.4%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Puerto Rico (US) has the 69th highest value.