Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 36.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic is 36.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 85 countries on this measure, 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 | 34.4% | 34.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.8% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 45 Georgia 40.9% compare
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- 47 Colombia 38.7% compare
- 49 Philippines 35.5% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 32.0% compare
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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 safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Dominican Republic was 36.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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