Drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti

Haiti: Drinking water services in rural areas was 135,497 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
135,497 people
Change on year
down 19.3%
World rank
56th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.01 million people
in 2000
All-time low
135,497 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Drinking water services in rural areas in Haiti, 2000–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 1.0M people2001: 967.2k people2002: 923.1k people2003: 878.5k people2004: 843.4k people2005: 809.0k people2006: 774.4k people2007: 739.4k people2008: 704.1k people2009: 668.4k people2010: 629.6k people2011: 590.8k people2012: 554.7k people2013: 518.4k people2014: 482.1k people2015: 445.8k people2016: 409.8k people2017: 374.0k people2018: 338.6k people2019: 303.6k people2020: 269.0k people2021: 234.8k people2022: 201.0k people2023: 168.0k people2024: 135.5k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 53 Central African Republic 176,542 people compare
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  3. 55 Mongolia 159,370 people compare
  4. 57 Nepal 130,107 people compare
  5. 58 Eswatini 108,034 people compare
  6. 59 Kyrgyzstan 107,143 people compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.