Share using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share using safely managed drinking water was 45.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.3% for share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share 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 128th out of 163 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.
Share using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 45.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 45.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.4%, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic was 45.3% 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 using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.