Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 45.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.3% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic peaked at 45.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 119th out of 150 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.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.3% | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 6,851 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 5,113 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -26.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic was 45.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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