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Environment - current issues
Puerto Rico — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north |
| 1991 | many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north |
| 1992 | many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north |
| 1993 | many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north |
| 1994 | current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA |
| 1995 | current issues: the recent drought has caused water levels in reservoirs to drop and prompted water rationing for more than one-half of the population natural hazards: periodic droughts international agreements: NA |
| 1996 | current issues: the recent drought has caused water levels in reservoirs to drop and prompted water rationing for more than one-half of the population natural hazards: periodic droughts international agreements: NA |
| 1997 | the recent drought has caused water levels in reservoirs to drop and prompted water rationing for more than one-half of the population |
| 1998 | occasional drought has caused water levels in reservoirs to drop and has prompted water rationing |
| 1999 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2000 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2001 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2002 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2003 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2004 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2005 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2006 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2007 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2008 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2009 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2010 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2011 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2012 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2013 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2014 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2015 | erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2016 | soil erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2017 | soil erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages |
| 2018 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2019 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2020 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2021 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2022 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2023 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |
| 2024 | soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution |