Drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti
Haiti: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 12,472 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban 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
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti is 12,472 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti peaked at 112,473 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12,472 people, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105,975 people | — |
| 2001 | 108,455 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 110,630 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 112,473 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 112,037 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 111,068 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 109,821 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 108,237 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 106,299 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 103,983 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 100,804 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 97,229 people | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 93,675 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 89,655 people | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 85,170 people | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 80,214 people | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 74,751 people | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 68,771 people | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 62,275 people | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 55,263 people | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 47,726 people | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 39,654 people | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 31,082 people | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 22,026 people | -29.1% |
| 2024 | 12,472 people | -43.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 12,472 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,494 people, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -43.4% | 22,026 people | 12,472 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108,898 people | 103,983 people | 112,473 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,781 people | 55,263 people | 100,804 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,592 people | 12,472 people | 47,726 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 41 Peru 18,108 people compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 18,029 people compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 16,882 people compare
- 45 Malawi 10,198 people compare
- 46 Guinea 10,146 people compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 9,344 people compare
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 usage in urban areas in Haiti?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Haiti was 12,472 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 112,473 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,472 people in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Haiti ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. 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 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.