Population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic is 47.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 99 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 | 56.3% | 54.3% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 47.0% | 49.1% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic was 47.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 53rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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