Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic was 24.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico is 24.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 80th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.5% | — |
| 1991 | 14.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 24.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 24.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.3%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.5% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 18.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2414 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in Puerto Rico was 24.3% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- Puerto Rico ranks 80th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.