Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 72.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Puerto Rico stood at 72.2%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 10th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.6% | — |
| 1991 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 72.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 72.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.4%, 11.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 78.7% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 76.0% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 72.2% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 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, industry in Puerto Rico?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Puerto Rico was 72.2% 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, industry recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Puerto Rico ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, industry (% 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 industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.