Puerto Rico
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 8,870 km2 (2022)
- Land use by sector: 19% agriculture, 56% forest and 25% other (2022)
People
- Total population: 3,205,691 people (2023)
- Population density: 363 people per km2 (2022)
- Urbanisation: 94% lives in urban areas and 6% lives in rural areas (2023)
Economy
- Total GDP: 137,827,997,375 USD per year (2023)
- GDP per capita: 42,995 USD per year (2023)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 51% from services and 49% from industry (2023)
SDG 6 snapshot in Puerto Rico
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Puerto Rico, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Puerto Rico, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Puerto Rico, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Puerto Rico, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Puerto Rico, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Puerto Rico (2024), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Puerto Rico, by source (2024)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Puerto Rico (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Puerto Rico, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,054 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,938 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 1,123 m3 per capita (2010)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Puerto Rico, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Puerto Rico, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Puerto Rico, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Puerto Rico, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Puerto Rico, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)