People not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People not using improved drinking water sources was 239,094 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources 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
Dominican Republic recorded 239,094 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 414,634 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 239,094 people, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 80th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 370,988 people | 323,264 people | 414,634 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 283,262 people | 257,195 people | 314,018 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,780 people | 239,094 people | 252,947 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic was 239,094 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 414,634 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,094 people in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.