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Puerto Rico (US)
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Global rank#14out of 193 countries
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Historical trend

10099.498.898.297.6200020122024Puerto Rico (US) · 2024: 100Puerto Rico (US)

Analytical takeaways

  • Puerto Rico (US) records 100 for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in 2024, ranking #14 globally out of 193 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) increased from 98 in 2000 to 100 in 2024, a gain of 2.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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