Drinking water services in Haiti
Haiti: Drinking water services was 147,969 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Haiti is 147,969 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Haiti peaked at 1.12 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 147,969 people, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 61st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.08 million people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million people | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 991,016 people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 955,485 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 920,092 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 884,236 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 847,677 people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 810,350 people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 772,417 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 730,406 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 688,065 people | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 648,383 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 608,087 people | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 567,262 people | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 526,037 people | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 484,524 people | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 442,804 people | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 400,922 people | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 358,911 people | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 316,745 people | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 274,404 people | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 232,112 people | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 189,999 people | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 147,969 people | -22.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 147,969 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,824 people, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 147,969 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 225.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 940,704 people | 772,417 people | 1.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,540 people | 358,911 people | 730,406 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,246 people | 147,969 people | 316,745 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More environment data for Haiti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Haiti?
- Drinking water services in Haiti was 147,969 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,969 people in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for drinking water services?
- Haiti ranks 61st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.