Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Haiti

Haiti: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
204th
of 231 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2024
All-time low
54.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Haiti, 2000–2024

0204060802000201220242000: 54.4 %2001: 55.6 %2002: 56.9 %2003: 58.1 %2004: 59 %2005: 59.8 %2006: 60.6 %2007: 61.4 %2008: 62.2 %2009: 63 %2010: 63.7 %2011: 64.5 %2012: 65.2 %2013: 65.9 %2014: 66.6 %2015: 67.3 %2016: 67.9 %2017: 68.5 %2018: 69.2 %2019: 69.7 %2020: 70.5 %2021: 71.2 %2022: 71.9 %2023: 72.6 %2024: 73.3 %

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 73.3% for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Haiti peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2000.

That places Haiti 204th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.1% 54.4% 63.0% 10
2010s 66.9% 63.7% 69.7% 10
2020s 71.9% 70.5% 73.3% 5

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 201 Guinea 74.2% compare
  2. 202 Congo 73.5% compare
  3. 203 Zambia 73.4% compare
  4. 205 Malawi 73.1% compare
  5. 206 Solomon Islands 71.6% compare
  6. 207 Cameroon 71.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Haiti?
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source in Haiti was 73.3% 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 share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of population using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2000.
How does Haiti rank for share of population using at least a basic drinking water source?
Haiti ranks 204th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of population using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit
%
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.