Drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti
Haiti: Drinking water services in rural areas was 135,497 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
In 2024, drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti stood at 135,497 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti peaked at 1.01 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 135,497 people, in 2024.
That places Haiti 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 rural areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 million people | — |
| 2001 | 967,220 people | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 923,147 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 878,543 people | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 843,448 people | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 809,024 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 774,415 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 739,441 people | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 704,051 people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 668,434 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 629,603 people | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 590,836 people | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 554,708 people | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 518,432 people | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 482,092 people | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 445,823 people | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 409,773 people | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 374,033 people | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 338,646 people | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 303,648 people | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 269,020 people | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 234,750 people | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 201,031 people | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 167,973 people | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 135,497 people | -19.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 135,497 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,289 people, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 135,497 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 12.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 831,806 people | 668,434 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,759 people | 303,648 people | 629,603 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,654 people | 135,497 people | 269,020 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 rural areas in Haiti?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti was 135,497 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 in rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,497 people in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Haiti ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.