Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 94.8% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 81.7% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.5% | 94.8% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Dominican Republic?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Dominican Republic was 94.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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