People using improved drinking water sources in Haiti
Haiti: People using improved drinking water sources was 1.69 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
Haiti recorded 1.69 million people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Haiti peaked at 2.13 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million people, in 2024.
Haiti ranks 35th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.13 million people | — |
| 2001 | 2.10 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.08 million people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.03 million people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.01 million people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million people | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million people | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.69 million people | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.04 million people | 1.98 million people | 2.13 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million people | 1.79 million people | 1.96 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.77 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 32 Central African Republic 1.78 million people compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.76 million people compare
- 34 Senegal 1.69 million people compare
- 36 Philippines 1.53 million people compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 1.52 million people compare
- 38 Morocco 1.49 million 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0005 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Haiti?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Haiti was 1.69 million 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million people in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Haiti ranks 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.