What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals

Dominican Republic

9.4%

in 2022

Uruguay

9.4%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

143rd

Uruguay rank

144th

Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 9.4% against 9.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 144th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.7%	10.8%	1.9%	Dominican Republic
2010s	10.1%	10.0%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2020s	9.4%	9.5%	0.1%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?: Dominican Republic, at 9.4% against 9.4% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 144th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals
Unit: % of total freshwater withdrawal
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 5,812 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).