Puerto Rico - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Puerto Rico was 32.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 32.54 in 2000, while its lowest value was 32.51 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 32.54
2001 32.54
2002 32.53
2003 32.53
2004 32.53
2005 32.53
2006 32.53
2007 32.52
2008 32.52
2009 32.52
2010 32.52
2011 32.51
2012 32.51
2013 32.51
2014 32.51
2015 32.51
2016 32.51
2017 32.51
2018 32.51
2019 32.51
2020 32.51

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention