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.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,368 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,472 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8,567 people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8,711 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8,868 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9,012 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9,142 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,260 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9,371 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9,475 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,572 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9,644 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9,696 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9,736 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9,765 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9,781 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,785 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,776 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,756 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9,720 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9,674 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9,617 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9,542 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9,450 people | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 9,344 people | -1.1% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % 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 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.