Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 92 Seychelles 2.3% compare
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3% compare
- 94 Cuba 2.2% compare
- 96 Cape Verde 2.0% compare
- 97 Jersey 1.9% compare
- 98 Jamaica 1.9% compare
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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominican Republic was 2.1% 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.