Drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 9,344 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic, 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 usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic stood at 9,344 people.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 9,785 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,368 people, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,925 people | 8,368 people | 9,475 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,723 people | 9,572 people | 9,785 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,525 people | 9,344 people | 9,674 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic was 9,344 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9,785 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,368 people in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.